Delegates Session

The Delegates Session of the all India Conference started by 0930 hours on 7th November 2014 with Com. VAN Namboodiri, president, in the chair. About 2000 delegates and Observers elected by the District Unions were present. After the Presidential address by the Chair, General secretary Com. P.Abhimanyu, welcomed all and presented the Report on activities of the union for the last two years since the last AIC at Ludhiana in September 2012. The printed report has already been supplied to all the delegates/observers along with the Conference bag and other documents.

Mahila Convention
At 1300 hours on the same day a Mahila Convention was organised participated by a good number of women delegates and employees. The male delegates also attended. The Convention was presided by Coms. P.Indira (T.Nadu) and V.Bhagyalakshmi (Kerala). Coms. Manisha Biswas and Banani Chatterjee (Reception Committee) welcomed the participants. The Convention was inaugurated by Com. Jagmati Sangwan, General Secretary, All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA). She called upon the women employees to be active in the organisation and participate in all the programmes. She narrated the atrocities, attacks etc. on women and the total negligence of the government in dealing with the same. A few delegate comrades also participated in the discussion. President and General Secretary of BSNLEU also addressed the Convention.

Inauguration of TU Exhibition

A Photo Exhibition on the Trade Union history of W.Bengal was inaugurated by Com. VAN Namboodiri, President. The same was organised by the Reception Committee and the Co-Ordination committee of BSNL Unions, W.Bengal. It was a very educative exhibition and was watched by a large number of delegates.

Two pamphlets ” National Councils in BSNL” and “BSNL – Better Service to the Nation”, written by VAN Namboodiri and published by CHQ BSNLEU was released during the delegates session.The delegate session continued till about 2000 hours.