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Central Trade Unions writes to Communications Minister supporting BSNL Strike

30 Friday Nov 2018

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Dear Shri Manoj Sinha ji,
We, the undersigned Central Trade Unions, are aware that a notice of strike has been
served by all the Unions representing the employees and officers of BSNL all over the country. The proposed strike is to commence from 3.12.2018. (A copy is attached).
Thousands of workers (Non-Executives and Executives of BSNL) are retiring every month. Naturally, issues of their 3rd Pay Revision are still pending despite clear commitment given to them in that regard and that has created serious resentment among them. They are expecting at least 15 % enhancement/fitment in pay and payment of pension contribution by BSNL and revision of pension to BSNL retirees w.e.f. 01.01.2017, as made available to a number of public sector employees and
officers. Periodic pay revision is a right of the BSNL employees and officers and that right should not be denied to them more particularly when their dedicated services to BSNL made the company earn operating profit consistently at least since last four years despite difficult situation.

That timely payment to engaged contract/casual labourers is also a demand of prime
importance of theirs.
The employees also strongly feel that BSNL is not being provided a level playing field with the other service providers. Hence the demand for Allotment of 4G spectrum to BSNL is also being raised by the employees as per the proposals submitted by the BSNL Management.

We believe these demands are not only most reasonable, but even demonstrate their
commitment to BSNL.
We urge upon you to intervene and sort out the genuine demands of the employees through negotiations with the concerned unions and associations of the employees and officers to reach an amicable settlement and avoid any inconvenience to the public and the dedicated employees.

INTUC    AITUC    HMS     CITU     AIUTUC

TUCC     SEWA     AICCTU     LPF      UTUC

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Farmers March on 30th November in Delhi

30 Friday Nov 2018

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Lakhs of Farmers from nearby states Marched to Delhi demanding their fully justified demands including  waiving of loans, ensuring MSP of 150% etc. About 200 organisations of farmers participated.

Our full support to the farmers who provide food to the nation! Government should concede their demands.

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Observe December 6 as `Defend the Constitution and Secularism Day’ – Left Parties

24 Saturday Nov 2018

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New Delhi, November 24: The Left parties – Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) –have issued the following statement:

December 6, this year, marks the 26th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid. In the current situation, it is essential to observe this day in defence of secularism and democracy.

The RSS led outfits have begun a campaign to demand that the Central government pass a legislation/ordinance to facilitate the building of the Ram temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, bypassing the Supreme Court.

This campaign is designed to subserve the communal agenda of the Sangh Brigade and nullify the provisions relating to secularism in the Indian Constitution. The Left parties are strongly opposed to this effort to subvert the judicial verdict on the Ayodhya dispute. The Sangh Brigade cannot be allowed to subvert the Constitutional provisions in the name of `faith’.

The Left parties call upon all its units to mobilise to observe December 6, also Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s death anniversary, as `Defend the Constitution and Secularism Day’. All state units should work out programmes of holding joint demonstrations, dharnas and meetings.

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AIBDPA Circle Executing Committee Meeting at Bengaluru

24 Saturday Nov 2018

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Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor inaugurated the Karnataka Circle Executive Committee Meeting held at PGM office Auditorium, Bengaluru on 22-11-2018. He explained the main issues of wage revision ,pension revision, 4G spectrum to BSNL, Medical issues and protection of BSNL and the importance of the struggles of AUAB including the proposed indefinite strike from 03-12-2018. He appealed that as before, the pensioners have to join the struggles and make the strike a resounding success. Com.Tatapati, Vice President controlled the proceedings. Com. Muddaiah, Circle Secretary welcomed and presented the report for the interim period since the last CEC which was adopted after discussion. Coms.C.K.Gundanna, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, H.V.Sudharshan, All India Organising Secretary, BSNLEU and G.G.Patil, AGS also addressed the meeting (Courtesy: AIBDPA Website)

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Hearty Congratulations to Mary Kom!

24 Saturday Nov 2018

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Indian boxer Mary Kom celebrates gold medal after winning the final match of women’s light flyweight 45-48 kg against Hanna Okhota of Ukraine at AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, in New Delhi, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018.

Hearty Congratulations!

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A Struggle for the survival of BSNL – Workers on Indefinite Strike from 3rd December 2018

15 Thursday Nov 2018

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BSNL workers will start an Infefinite Strike from 3rd December demanding allotment of 4G Spectrum to BSNL, Wage Revision, Pension Revision, Pension Contribution on actual pay etc. This is a struggle for the existence of BSNL and a better service to the Nation.

Extend solidarity and suport to the fully justified strike.

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Web of lies in Rafale deal _ Sitaram Yechury

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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New Delhi, Nov 13 : Left parties Tuesday alleged that the Modi government had spun a “web of lies” to hide “corruption” and its “wrong doings” in the Rafale jet fighter deal.

The political row over the deal escalated on Tuesday with the Congress dismissing as “manufactured lies” claims by Dassault CEO Eric Trappier that there was no wrong-doing.

In a media interview, Trappier claimed no wrong-doing in the Rs 58,000 crore deal, asserting it was a “clean deal” and that his company chose Reliance as an offset partner.

Taking a dig at the CEO’s claim, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury said “cronies” of all kinds, from France to India, were trying to defend the Modi government on the issue and such efforts will go in vain.

“Modi government has resorted to a web of lies to hide the corruption in Rafale scam. Cronies of all kinds, from France to here in India, are out trying to defend the indefensible. But their lies have all been nailed,” the CPI(M) leader tweeted.

He alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre had paid 40 per cent more for each aircraft to Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of the Rafale fighter jet.

“This proves that Modi government paid 40 pc more for each Rafale aircraft. This is the amount of corruption in the scam where Rs 59,000 crore of our money is involved,” Yechury said on Twitter.

The government has denied allegations of corruption in the deal.

The CPI (M) general secretary said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the Supreme Court and the CBI should answer the alleged corruption in the Rafale deal and not the CEO of the company that was part of the deal.

“These are questions the CAG, Supreme Court and CBI should answer. Not the French CEO of a company making money on this deal or the PM – all of whom are complicit in the corruption”, said Yechury.

French aerospace major Dassault Aviation has partnered with Reliance Defence Ltd for delivering 36 Rafale fighter jets to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Reliance in previous statements has said the Indian government, French government, Dassault and Reliance have clarified on multiple occasions there is no offset contract for Rs 30,000 crore to Reliance as alleged by the Congress.

D Raja, national secretary of the CPI alleged that the Dassault CEO’s comment in an interview does not prove that there was no scam in the Rafale deal.

“Dassault Aviation is one of the parties in the Rafale scam. It is quite obvious that CEO of the company will try to give a clean picture over the deal. That is not true,” said Raja.

He added that constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Rafale deal, which opposition political parties have been demanding, would unearth the “wrong doings” by the Modi government in the deal.

“It was Prime Minister Modi who had bypassed both the Defence and External Affairs ministry in signing the fighter aircraft deal with France’s Dassault Aviation is mainly responsible for the Rafale scam”, added Raja.

The Centre on Monday had informed the Supreme Court that the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), as laid out by the UPA in 2013, was “completely followed” in the procurement of the 36 jets from France and the deal was subsequently approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS). (Courtesy: Ganashakti)

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National Joint Council of Action will meet on 19th November 2018 – CG Employees on struggle path

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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The National JCA will meet on 19th November 2018 to prepare for sustained struggles on the demand of the CG employees.

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Successful Kerala Circle Conference of AIBDPA

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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Com.A.Sampath MP inaugurated the 5th biennial circle conference of Kerala at Com.S.Madanan nagar, (Sopanam Auditorium), Kollam on 11th November,2018 with an educative and inspiring speech. The two day conference started with flag hoisting by Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor followed with offering floral tributes to the martyrs . Com.R.A.Nair , Circle President presided. The inaugural session was addressed by Chief Guest Shri.D.Manoj, Controller of Communication Accounts, Coms.C.Santhoshkumar, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, T.Santhoshkumar, Circle Secretary, SNEA, Venkateswaran(CGPA), N.Chandrasekhara Pillai (AIPRPA), N.R.Somasekharan Nair(CCLU) and R.Padmanabhan Nair (BSNL Security Staff Union). Com.V.Rajendra Babu, Mayor and Chairman, Reception Committee welcomed and N.Sasidharan Nair, General Convenor, Reception Committee proposed vote of thanks.

The subject session held in the afternoon on 11-11-2018 was inaugurated by Com.K.G.jayaraj, General Secretary with a detailed speech covering all the issues of the pensioners. Com.N.Guruprasad, Circle Secretary presented the biennial report. Thereafter a very useful seminar was held with Com.P.V.Chandrasekharan , Patron as moderator. The seminar was inaugurated by Com.P.K.Gurudasan, veteran leader and former minister of Kerala. The subject , ” Social security of elders in the neo-liberal period” was presented by Shri.Alexander Jacob, Former DGP of Kerala in an effective and admirable manner. Coms.C.C.Pillai, former Secretary General,NFPE and P.K.Muraleedharan, Convenor,NFPE,Kerala. Com.K.Damodaran, Organising Secretary welcomed and Com.K.Mohanan Pillai, Joint Convenor, Reception Committee thanked.

When the session resumed on 12th morning, Com.K.J.Sanalkumar, Treasurer presented the biennial audited accounts. In the discussion that followed, 32 comrades participated which was replied by both the General Secretary and Circle Secretary.Then the report and accounts were adopted . 479 delegates from all districts participated.

Office bearers were elected unanmously with Com.R.A.Nair (President) Com.N.Guruprasad,(Circle Secretary) and K.J. sanalkumar (Tresurer). A 13 member Circle Womens Committee with Com.Lusy Isac as Convenor was also elected. Resolutions were adopted on important issues.

The Reception Committee with Com.V.Rajendra Babu (Chairman) and N.Sasidharan Nair made excellent arrangements for the successful conduct of the conference.

 

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Demonetisation had serious adverse impact on India – former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

10 Saturday Nov 2018

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Washington, Nov 10 : Demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) are the two major headwinds that held back India’s economic growth last year, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said, asserting that the current seven per cent growth rate is not enough to meet the country’s needs.

Addressing an audience at the University of California in Berkley on Friday, Rajan said for four years — 2012 to 2016 — India was growing at a faster pace before it was hit by two major headwinds.

“The two successive shocks of demonetisation and the GST had a serious impact on growth in India. Growth has fallen off interestingly at a time when growth in the global economy has been peaking up,” he said delivering the second Bhattacharya Lectureship on the Future of India.

A growth rate of seven per cent per year for 25 years is “very very strong” growth, but in some sense this has become the new Hindu rate of growth, which earlier used to be three-and-a-half per cent, Rajan said.

“The reality is that seven is not enough for the kind of people coming into the labour market and we need jobs for them, So, we need more and cannot be satisfied at this level,” he said.

Observing that India is sensitive to global growth, he said India has become a much more open economy, and if the world grows, it also grows more.

“What happened in 2017 is that even as the world picked up, India went down. That reflects the fact that these blows (demonetisation and GST) have really really been hard blows…Because of these headwinds we have been held back,” he said.

While India’s growth is picking up again, there is the issue of oil prices, the economist noted referring to the huge reliance of India on import of oil for its energy needs.

With the oil prices going up, Rajan said things are going to be little tougher for the Indian economy, even though the country is recovering from the headwinds of demonetisation and initial hurdles in the implementation of the GST.

Commenting on the rising Non-Performing Assets (NPA), he said the best thing to do in such a situation is to “clean up”.

It is essential to “deal up with the bad stuff”, so that with clean balance sheets, banks can be put back on the track. “It has taken India far long to clean up the banks, partly because the system did not had instruments to deal with bad debts,” Rajan said.

The bankruptcy code, he asserted, cannot be the only way to clean up the banks. It is the only one element of the larger cleanup plan, he said and called for a multi-prong approach to address the challenge of NPAs in India.

India, he asserted, is capable of a strong growth. As such the seven per cent growth is now being taken granted.

“If we go below seven per cent, then we must be doing something wrong,” he said adding that that is the base on which India has to grow at least for next 10-15 years.

India, he said, needs to create one million jobs a month for the people joining the labour force.

The country today is facing three major bottlenecks. One is the torn infrastructure, he said, observing that construction is the one industry that drives the economy in early stages. “Infrastructure creates growth,” he said. Second, short term target should be to clean up the power sector and to make sure that the electricity produced actually goes to the people who want the power, he said.

Cleaning up the banks is the third major bottleneck in India’s growth, he said.

Part of the problem in India is that there is an excessive centralisation of power in the political decision making, he said.

“India can’t work from the centre. India works when you have many people taking up the burden. And today the central government is excessively centralised,” Rajan said.

An example of this is the quantum of decisions that requires the ascent of the Prime Minister’s Office, he said.(Courtesy: Ganashakti)

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