It seems that panic has gripped both NFTE and its new alliance  SNATTA. Both of them have started rumours  to such an extent that nobody will believe them. They put in their website about desertions from BSNLEU on a large-scale. These rumours are completely without any basis and are nothing but trash.
What is the reason for such false statements? One reason is that during election time everybody has to say something. If there is no truth to be said, then resort to falsehood.

Second reason seems to be that they have become desperate. NFTE’s effort to stop verification through court have failed. They have failed to keep FNTO with them. Coms. N.T. Sajwani, former Secretary General, NFTE and senior leader Com.R.K.Kohli along with their large followers have formed another union, NFTBE and joined the United Forum in support of BSNLEU. Through all this, any chance of getting even a respectable number of votes is gone, leave alone winning, which they never even dreamt of. So NFTE has become desperate.

As far as SNATTA is concerned, when in alliance with BSNLEU/United Forum, it had two members in National Council, members in Wage Negotiation Committee, Change of Designation Committee etc. and were party to all discussions and decisions taken by the United Forum. Many issues of the Directed Recruited TTAs as like other newly recruited officals have  been settled and other issues are continuously being discussed. In fact, during the discussions between BSNLEU and SNATTA on 16th December 2010, all these issues were discussed and there seemed to be an understanding. It was only on the demand of 4 seats in National council and all places for SNATTA that BSNLEU was not able to agree since BSNLEU with 1,25,000 members were having only 4 seats and there were no seats to spare. This was well understood by SNATTA. Still, SNATTA leaders decided to go away from United Forum. Nobody questions the right of SNATTA to take their own decision.

But once the decision to leave UF and join NFTE has been taken SNATTA leaders have to justify the same before their members. They are unable to do so and hence the panic. They know very well that NFTE alliance can not win by any means. Workers will question them why you have left UF where you were respected and got seats and opportunity to discuss each and every issue with the management and joined another alliance where there are no such opportunities. They are unable to answer. Further a good number of DRTTAs still continue with BSNLEU despite SNATTA leaders direction to leave BSNLEU. And in fact in many places, they have revolted also. Hence the panic of SNATTA leaders.

We are not in the habit of spreading rumours for cheap popularity. We know that once the verification is over, the air will become clear. BSNLEU as the recognised union always stood for protecting and advancing the rights and demands of the workers. And the workers, even in the other unions, know and acknowledge that.