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Home Ministry opposes increase of FDI in Telecom

01 Thursday Aug 2013

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It is reported that the Home Ministry has opposed the proposal for increasing of FDI from 74% to 100% on security concerns. It is fully correct. We have already expressed our strong protest and the BSNL workers have organised agitational programme on the issue.

But, however, the Cabinet may approve the increase, because they want foreign investment and any security concern will not stop them from acquiring FDI. Let us wait for the decision of the Cabinet. But in the meantime make maximum propaganda against this anti-people decision.

One more sale of family silver – Disinvestment of IOC

01 Thursday Aug 2013

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) has approved the sale of 10% government shares. The government expects to get Rs. 3,840 crores by the sale. At present, the government has 78.92% shares, which will be reduced to 68.92% after the disinvestment.

The government is on a selling spree. Before the General elections, they want to sell maximum PSU shares and enrich the private big business and get maximum election funds from the corporates.

Snowden given asylum in Russia

01 Thursday Aug 2013

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Moscow – National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden left the transit zone of a Moscow airport and entered Russia after authorities granted him temporary asylum, his lawyer said Thursday.
Anatoly Kucherena said that Snowden’s whereabouts will be kept secret for security reasons. The former NSA systems analyst was stuck at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport since his arrival from Hong Kong on June 23.
The U.S. has demanded that Russia send Snowden home to face prosecution for espionage, but President Vladimir Putin dismissed the request.
Putin had said that Snowden could receive asylum in Russia on condition he stops leaking U.S. (Courtesy: Ganashakti)

The Red Army completes 86 years

01 Thursday Aug 2013

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The Red Army of China or the People’s Liberation Army was founded on 1st August 1927. It was formed at the time of an uprising in the army of Kuomintang. The PLA was very small with only about 1,000 at the time of formation, but grew in numbers when peasants in hundreds joined due to its peasant friendly approach and distribution of land to the peasants. It used guerrilla tactics effectively.

In the Long March, war and overthrow of the Kuomintang Chiang-Kai-Shaik and Chinese Revolution, under the leadership of Mao-Tse-Tung, Zhou-en-Lai and others, the Red Army played an important role.

The Red Army is one of the biggest and mighty army in the world at present.

Red Salute to Comrade Surjeet!

01 Thursday Aug 2013

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On this 5th death anniversary of Comrade Harkishan Singh Surjeet, former General Secretary of CPI(M), freedom fighter and veteran Communist, I pay my respectful homage to him.
Red Salute to Com. Surjeet!
(Com.H.K.Surjeet (23-03-1916 to 01-08-2008)

Remember the murder of democracy in Kerala in 1959?

31 Wednesday Jul 2013

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The Congress Government at the centre, in the immediate post-independence period used to highlight its democratic functioning and acting as per constitutional provisions. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister. But all this changed once the election in the newly formed Kerala State was formed and the Communist Government under Com. EMS Namboodiripad as Chief Minister took office in 1957. It was a shock to the Congress Party. It could not digest that a state under it is being ruled by the Communist Party.

The anger increased when the Communist Government passed the Land Reforms Bill which benefitted thousands of people who got at least a piece of land. When the Education Bill was passed it benefitted the teachers in private schools, but rattled the private school managements mainly under religious institutions who were exploiting the teachers. All the disgruntled elements started a ‘Vimochan Samaram’ against the elected government with full support of US imperialism who liberally gave financial aid also.
All the democratic cover of the Central Government and the Congress Party was exposed. The Congress government at the centre dismissed the Kerala Government under Article 356 of the Constitution. It was nothing but murder of democracy. It was on 31st July 1959 that this ignominious order was issued and the elected Communist Government dismissed. During the last many decades, despite many attacks from the Congress and the Central Government, CPI(M) has grown as the biggest party in Kerala. The harassment of party comrades and witch-hunt continues, but the Party is fully capable of facing the same.

GoM on Revival of BSNL/MTNL will meet on 1st August

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

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The Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister on Revival of BSNL/MTNL will meet on 1st August. It was fixed for 30th July, but was postponed to 1st August.
Though the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations had submitted a detailed memorandum to the committee and requested for a meeting with the GoM, so far no meeting has been fixed. But however, we hope that they may go through the memorandum submitted by Forum representing the 2.5 lakh workers of BSNL.

National Convention of BSNL Employees on Revival of BSNL

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

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A report in Ganashakti is given below:

New Delhi, July 29: A National Convention of BSNL Employees on “Revival of BSNL” will be held at Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi on 3rd August, 2013. S/Shri Dr. Sanjeeva Reddy, MP, President, INTUC, Gurudas Dasgupta, M.P, General Secretary, AITUC, Swadesh Dev Roye, Secretary, CITU, Baidyanath Rai, General Secretary, BMS, T.K.S. Elangovan, M.P., LPF, Dr. Udit Raj, Confederation of SC/ST organizations and other leaders will address.

The National Convention is being organized by the Forum of BSNL Unions / Associations which represents the more than 2 ½ lakh employees of BSNL, including executives. The convention is intended to focus the issues facing BSNL, the telecom PSU, due to the anti-PSU policies of the government as also the non-procurement of essential equipment like mobile lines, cables, Broad-Band Modem etc. and to find out remedies to improve and expand the services.

A detailed Memorandum has been submitted by the Forum to Shri P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, who is the Chairman of the Group of Ministers appointed to take necessary decisions for Revival of BSNL & MTNL.

BSNL has been posting loss for the last four years mainly because of the company’s revenue has gone down from about Rs.40,000 crore To Rs.27,000 crore. Morethan 1,30,000 employees have retired during the last 10 years causing shortage of staff which is compensated by engaging about 1,00,000 contract workers. It is in this context that BSNL proposes to retrench one lakh workers, which will result in complete dislocation of work.

All these and other issues will be focused in the convention and also suggestions for improvement and expansion for a better service to the people.

Forum Meets today on 3rd National convention

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

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A meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions / Associations will be held at 1530 hours today, 30th July, to finalise the modalities, arrangements etc. for holding the National convention of BSNL Employees at the Mavlankar Auditorium. Circle secretaries of Delhi are also specially invited.

BSNLEU – BSNLCCWF meeting at Ludhiana

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

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A massively participated meeting of BSNLEU as well as BSNLCCWF was organised at Ludhiana on 29th July 2013. Coms.Balbir Singh, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU Punjab, Baljinder Singh, Circle Secretary BSNLCCWU, Balwinder Singh, District Secretary, BSNLEU and other leaders addressed. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President, BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF spoke on the issues of strengthening BSNL as also the agitational programmes planned by BSNLEU/United Forum on the major and long pending issues of the workers including the wage revision from 01-01-2012, loss of wage to post-2007 recruitees, stagnation of officials, pension revision of BSNL retirees, both pre and post-2007, issues of casual and contract workers etc.

A separate meeting of the casual and contract workers was held and discussed about the present situation of workers in Punjab. It was decided to meet the GM, Ludhiana and CGM Chandigarh to discuss the issues. The GM was met and demands put forward after the meeting.

Along with Coms. R.L.Moudgil, AGS, Balbir Singh, Circle Secretary, Baljiender Singh, Circle Secretary BSNLCCWU, senior leader H.S.Dhillon and other leading comrades Com. VAN Namboodiri met the CGM Shri Julka and discussed the issues of the contract workers including the non-payment of minimum wage, non-implementation of the EPF, ESI etc. He assured to ensure implementation of the same. Improving the work culture, procurement of equipment and other issues connected with the revival of BSNL was also discussed.

A Press Conference was also held at Ludhiana on the issues of casual and contract workers which was participated my reporters of channels and other media.