The two days dharna in front of SSA/Circle/Corporate office/s of BSNL and MTNL has started from today, 17th december 2012 as per the call of the Joint Forum of BSNL and MTNL Unions/Associations. The demands include Repatriation of ITS officers, procurement of equipments, Financial assistance for BSNL and MTNL, 78.2% IDA fixation, Government Pension for MTNL staff as in the case BSNL employees etc.

According to reports received so far, the programme is a complete success all over India.In Corporate Office, Delhi, the dharna was organised in front of the BSNL Corporate Office. Hundreds of workers from BSNL and MTNL assembled and participated. Comrades M.K.Bagchi, Chairman, Joint Forum, Prahlad Rai, P.Abhimanyu, K.Sebastin, V.K.Tomar and other leaders spoke. In my address, I pointed out the anti-workingpolicies of the government and the progrmmes planned by the Central Trade Unions against the same including the Parliament March on 20th December and called upon the workers to participate in the same. Other comrades who spoke also supported the same.
The dharna will continue tomorrow also.