Today, North India is celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights. The South has already celebrated the Deepavali, again the festival of lights, yesterday. All over India, yesterday or today the festival is celebrated with lighting of lamps, decorations, cracker firing, giving gifts, consuming a lot of sweets, big purchases etc. The business community see this as the biggest opportunity for grand sales. Personal Greetings, SMS Greetings all goes on merrily.It really is a festival of lights and happiness. We wish everybody a Very Happy Diwali, Deepavali.

But there is no light or happiness, when thinking of BSNL and its future. Darkness is coming with the market share dropping and the losses continuing. The slight improvement seems to have been evaporated.There is a lull. The assurances and declarations of the government to support and subsidise have not been implemented and honoured.

But every dark night ends in a bright morning. Against all odds, the workers have to put their strength and vigour and rally the entire people of the country for reviving BSNL, the communication lines of the common people. Each and every worker should be part of this big campaign. There is no doubt that we will succeed. Let us continue this great campaign and struggle to revitalise BSNL and for a better service to the people.