The latest move of the Central government to close about 10,000 post offices in the country is a sure indication of its move to privatise the Postal Services.

Postal Department was the only postal service in the country earlier. After the government started implementing the neo-liberal policies, licence was given to the private courier service. A good portion of the service provided by the Postal Department was diverted to the private couriers. Now, the UPA II government is moving for further privatisation and as a step towards this has decided to close 9797 post offices, as per media reports. It seems that the government is restricting one post office only within five km area. This is in fact an attack on the service to the people and has got to be resisted strongly not by the workers alone, but by the [public also.

I am of the strong opinion that the arbitrary closing of these post offices should be strongly opposed by the people and defeated.