It is only a few hours before the historic strike which starts in BSNL at 0000 hours, midnight of 27-28 February. It is not only BSNL employees, but the entire workers in the country, coming to crores, going on strike. It is an expression of strong protest against the anti-people, anti-working class policies and decisions of the Central Government which have made the life of the common people and the working class to utter deprivation. While Jindals and Ambanis earns salary of Rs. 65 crore and 51 crore, the unorganised workers coming to lakhs are denied even the minimum wage and paid less than Rs.100 or even Rs. 50. The agricultural workers are not even paid that. While the number of crorepatis and those who have amassed wealth in foreign countries are increasing, when a single family is having palace like building to stay, crores of families have no shelter even in the cold night in cities like Delhi.

The political parties are spending crores of rupees in the elections. Where it is coming from? The country is steeped in corruption. The employers are given full liberty for hire and fire. Even in the Indian Labour Conference held recently, the Prime minister batted for the corporates and employers seeking a change in the  labour laws to suit their requirements.

All the PSUs are for sale for getting money to the Government. Private companies and businesses have become the darlings of the government. Each and every PSU is aimed at to make them loss making by the government, the owner, itself.

Yes, this attack on the workers can not be tolerated. The working class has come together to oppose these wrong policies and will go on a complete strike on 28th February. Let each and every worker join the strike and make it a complete success. Comrades, Towards the historic strike !