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BSNLCCWF calls for Protest Day on 7th February 2018

31 Wednesday Jan 2018

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All India Protest Day on 7th February, 2018 to achieve the genuine demands of the Casual Contractual Workers.

It was decided in the last CEC meeting, thatĀ  BSNLCCWF will observeĀ  All India Protest Day on 7th February, 2018 in all BSNL exchanges/offices throughout the country. We have finalised the Posters and Charter of Demands on which we can organise a week long campaign programme among the workers in the First week of February, 2018. You are therefore requested to print out the posters and charter of demands in local languages. Massive demonstration programme should be organised on that day in the office of the Local BSNL Administration. Hope you will do the needful to make the programmne a grand success. (Courtesy: BSNLCCWF website)

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Satyagraha programme of regular staff – BSNLCCWF extends full support.

30 Tuesday Jan 2018

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BSNLCCWF extends full support to the programme of Satyagraha by All Unions and Associations of BSNL. It will start from 30th and will be continue upto 3rd February, 2018. A resolution was adopted in the CEC meeting of BSNLCCWF at Raipur in which the CCWF called upon the casual contract workers to mobilise active support to the regular staff in the satyagraha and Work According to Rule programme. 3rd PRC, protest against tower company and no VRS are the main demands of the 2 lakh Executives and Non-Executives in BSNL. Modi govt. has also taken a negative stand to settle the genuine demands of the workers. So we will be also with the regular staff agitational programme.(Courtesy: BSNLCCWF website)

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‘King George VI is the King of England and the Emperor of India’

30 Tuesday Jan 2018

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‘King George VI is the King of England and the Emperor of India’

The above was the first sentence in the first lesson of the English Text to be studied when I joined VI Standard. Though India had got independence about one year back, the text book had not changed. Many things had not changed.

Now it is more than 70 years after India got independence. But still much has not changed for the poor people. The rich has become richer and the poor, the poorer. We got political freedom, but not freedom from hunger and poverty.

The system should change for a better future. Struggle is inevitable.

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Kasganj Communal clash, a blot on the state – UP Governor

29 Monday Jan 2018

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In an embarrassment for the Uttar Pradesh government, Governor Ram Naik today termed the Kasganj communal clash as a “blot” on the state and asked the government to initiate measures to ensure such incidents did not recur. (PTI)

The Governor has called a spade a spade.

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30th January 2018 – 70th year of martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi!

29 Monday Jan 2018

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It was on 30th January 1948, that Nathuram Godse, the RSS fanatic, shot Mahatmaji while the latter was going to the prayer ground. The martyrdom has completed 70 long years, but still the Indians remember Gandhiji, the Father of the Nation, and the great leadership he has given in the struggle for independence.

Our Respectful Homage to the memory of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi!

 

 

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Republic Day Greetings!

26 Friday Jan 2018

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Republic Day Greetings to all friends, Comrades and well wishers!

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Com. Khagen Das passed away

21 Sunday Jan 2018

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CPI(M) Central Committee member and Chairman of Tripura’s ruling Left Front Khagen Das died of a massive heart attack early today in Kolkata, family and party sources said.
He was 79 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
The former state minister and parliamentarian, who was in Kolkata to attend the party’s Central Committee meeting, died at Tripura Bhavan at around 3.30 a m.
CPI(M) announced that the party’s flag would remain half mast today and tomorrow and all party programmes in Tripura were suspended for the two days to mourn his death.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechuri, Politburo member Prakash Karat and other party leaders paid floral tribute to the mortal remains of Das in Kolkata.
Das was elected as an MLA in 1978 and 1983 from Majlishpur constituency in Tripura.
He was a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1998-2002 and in 2002 he was elected to the Lok Sabha from West Tripura constituency and repeatedly won from the constituency till 2014.

Red Salute to Com. Khagen Das!

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Stop Privatisation of Dredging Corporation of India (DCI)

21 Sunday Jan 2018

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Either the BJP government has gone mad or it has forgotten the people who elected it.Ā  As per the recommendation of the NITI Ayog (better call it ANITI Ayog) the government is moving to privatise PSUs, one after another, whether profitable or not. It is acting as per the orders of the corporate houses.

The latest is the decision to sell Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), which is a Mini Ratna PSU and has been profitable all these years since its formation in 1976. It is functioning in a crucial sector – ‘To provide integrated dredging and related marine services for promoting the national and international maritime trade, beach nourishment, reclamation, inland dredging, environmental protection and to become a global player in the field of dredging.’

Instead of making it a global player, Modi government is on the move to sell it at a paltry sum of Rs.1,400 crores. The assets of the DCI alone will come to more than Rs. 5,000 crore with its many dredgers and other equipment. Kochi Port has been its beneficiary since the charges of the DCI are very less compared to the private companies in the dredgingĀ  sector. There are hundreds of workers engaged in the DCI and they along with their unions are completely opposed to privatisation. Many agitations have already taken place.Ā  A massive march to the head office was organised on 10th January at Kochi. Despite this opposition, government is on move to implement its sinister plan.

We fully support the agitation of the workers and demand the Central government to backtrack from the move to privatise this valuable PSU.

 

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BSNLCCWF CEC at Raipur calls for struggle to achieve demands

21 Sunday Jan 2018

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Raipur CEC meeting announced trade union action to achieve genuine demands of Casual/Contractual Workers.

The CEC meeting of BSNLCCWF was held at Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 13th & 14th January’18, with great enthusiasm. The meeting was held at Vipra Bhavan, Samta Colony. The arena of the meeting was well decorated with union flags and festoons. Before commencement of the meeting the Red Flag of our union was hoisted by Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF. Com. Dharmadas Mahapatra, State Secretary CITU, inaugurated the CEC meeting. Com.R.S. Bhatt, CS, BSNLEU, Com. S.C.Bhattacharjee, Veteran leader AIBDPA, Com. K. Mohanan, Asstt. General Secy., BSNLCCWF also spoke. Com. Animesh Mitra, Secy. Genera, placed report before the house for discussion.Com Tapas Banerjee, Treasurer, placed the accounts.

Apart from office bearers and CEC members, delegates from the following states attended the meeting- Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, CTD, West Bengal, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

The following items were focused and discussed in the meeting by the delegates – Retrenchment of casual/ contract workers, delay in payment of monthly wage, fund curtailment, Rs 18,000/- wage of the casual laborers, Gratuity etc. The meeting with CLC held at New Delhi was reported in the house by Secy. Genl., Com. Animesh Mitra.

After threadbare discussion on the above issues by the delegates and members, a 10 points Charter of Demands was prepared and 5 points Trade Union programmes were announced which were unanimously accepted by the house.

(1) Protest Day on 7th February, 2018, 2) March to CGMT Office on 8th March, 2018, 3) Signature Campaign, 4) Submission of Memorandum to the CMD and CLC, 5) Membership campaign programme, 6) Celebration of Ten Years completion of BSNLCCWF etc.

The CEC meeting has adopted three resolutions e.g. a) extension of full support to the programme of ā€œMarch to Sanchar Bhawanā€ by the Unions and Associations of BSNL to be held on 23rd February, 2018 b) Massive campaign amongst the members against the dreadful ā€œFRDI billā€, c) Protest against the decision of the Government to form a ā€œSubsidiary Tower Companyā€.

The CEC meeting of BSNLCCWF at Raipur ended successfully.

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Aadhaar or Niraadhaar

21 Sunday Jan 2018

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Aaadhaar is being made mandatory for almost all programmes of the government, Banks and other operations. As ‘Peoples Democracy’ has rightly pointed out “The Aadhaar has become another instrument of oppression in the hands of an authoritarian government and will facilitate state surveillance on citizens violating their privacy and fundamental rights.”

The recent exposure by ‘Tribune’ that aadhaar data of people can be accessed by others and misused has exposed the assurance of government and UIDAI that the information can not be accessed and is safe. Even earlier it was known that the American companies who were party to the preparation of the software had full access to the data. Now any crook and hacker can have access!

The best way for the government is to immediately stop making Aadhaar mandatory for all purposes. Accept the mistake and withdraw from the foolish venture.

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