I had a surprise at the Banglore Telephone District Conference. When the Conference was over with shouting of revolutionary slogans, some young comrades wanted me to meet them separately.

We met in the conference venue itself. There were about some 20 or more youngsters who were recruited in the last lap of DOT or in BSNL. Most of them were either recruited in sports quota or on compassionate grounds. They are active workers of BSNL. They had some issues about the sports recruitment, training as also about the conducting of the tournaments etc. I discussed with them for about half an hour and assured to take up the matters both at CHQ level and through the Sports Control Board. They also informed that they are in contact with Com. John Verghese, BSNLEU representative in the Sports control Board. They assured me that the young workers in Bangalore are fully with BSNLEU. I assured them that BSNLEU has always taken the issues of new entrants very seriously and will continue to do so.