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DOT supports Raja. Says he was following existing policy!

19 Sunday Jun 2011

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The UPA II Government is supporting former Minister Raja stating that the latter was only following the past policy of the NDA government. In its presentation before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), the DOT officers has virtually justified the action of Raja stating that the allotment of spectrum in 2008 was done as per the past policy.
Raja is chargesheeted and is in custody in Tihar Jail. The CAG had stated that there has been a loss of 1.76 lakh crore to the government due to the 2008 spectrum allotment on the basis of fist come first served. CBI has estimated Rs. 30,000 loss.
It seems that the Central Government is continuing its position as explained by the present telecom Minister Kapil Sibal that there is ‘zero loss’ in the allotement of spectrum. The Government will naturally want to hush up the scam gradually and this is a clear indication.

ILO adopts resolution on labour rights to domestic workers

19 Sunday Jun 2011

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The International labour Organisation (ILO) in its recent 100th Annual Convention has adopted a resolution, The Convention on Domestic Workers (2011), stating that the domestic workers must have basic labour rights as enjoyed by other workers. India opposed it in the initial stage but had to support at the final stage since the convention was being supported by the huge majority of the nations. The convention was adopted by a vote of 434 with 8 against and 42 abstentions.
Each country has to ratify the convention. Will the government of India ratify the convention or delay it as in the case of Convention on Rights to Organise?

Will C-DOT resume R&D ?

19 Sunday Jun 2011

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C-DOT initially had done good research and developmental work in its early period, which helped the growth of telecom in India. But due to the neglect of the government and the meagre funds alloted, many of the promising young engineers have left and there was not much R and D.
As per the statement of Shri V.V.R.Satry, Executive Director, C-DOT is going in a big way for R and D. especially in introducing 4G services. I am very happy to read the statement.
But whether the Government will give support and financial assistance? Let us see.

Suffering Elders of Delhi and Elsewhere

19 Sunday Jun 2011

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Senior citizens, old people, in Delhi are a tortured lot.They are mostly humiliated and abused by their relatives as per a recent study made by the Help Age India. Children have grown and many of them are working in other cities. The parents are isolated. Some of them never goes out. Gradually they feel that their existence has no meaning and and die several times before actual death.
Most of the parents are ignored by their children after some time. They stay separately. In big cities like Delhi you can read news every day about senior citizens being killed money, jewellery etc. There are no safeguards.
In some families the elderly people are beaten and physically and mentally abused. There is nobody to help them. Even when complained to the police, the latter don’t take any action. The old people are a vulnerable lot. The study shows that the parents are abused both by sons and daughter-in-laws. If son and daughter don’t care, then who will care?
An effective system to care for the aged should be there. Whether the Government will do anything in this matter?

Com. Adinarayana, the champion of P andT Workers

18 Saturday Jun 2011

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How quick the years are passing! It seems that Comrade K.Adinarayana, the veteran leader of the P and T movement is still with us. But it is full eight years since he has passed away from us on 17th June 2003.
Com.Adi, as he is affectionately called was involved in mass movements from a very young age which resulted in his discontinuing formal education itself. He was jailed for three and half years during 1950-53 for participation in the great Telengana movement. He joined P and T Department in 1954 as ED. He retired in June 1986 as LSG clerk. From day one of joining the P and T he was in the movement. He was elected as the General Secretary of Postmen and Class IV Union in 1968 and continued till 1997. He was elected as Secretary General, NFPE in 1992 and vacated the position in 2001 due to ill health.
His life was full of struggles. He was a persuasive speaker and negotiator. Continous struggles of the Postal workers under his inspiring leadership is part of history now.
I had close association with comrade Adi for along period which increased after my election as President of All India Telecom Employees Union in 1991 and shifted to Delhi from Calicut, Kerala. He was always an elder brother to me guiding in our activities.
I pay my respectful homage to Comrade Adi on his death anniversary.

What is Happening in W.Bengal? Brutal Attacks on Democratic Rights.

18 Saturday Jun 2011

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The situation in W.Bengal, after the victory of the Trinamool Congress, has drastically changed. From the moment the results have been announced, the Trinamool goondas have started brutal attack of the CPI(M) leaders, workers and sympathisers, attacking and ransacking the party and union offices, forcibly taking money from the people, harassing and raping women and so on.In short, the democratic rights are being attacked in a systematic way.
Since the Lok Sabha elections in 2009, in which the Trinamool got the upper hand a good majority of seats, till the assemble elections, 388 men and women, most of them belonging to the poorer and socially oppressed sections have been brutally killed by the Trinamool-Maoist combine. In some places congress also was part of the combine.
After the assembly elections announcement on 13th May 2011, in which Trinamool won, the attacks have increased. 12 CPI(M) leaders and 1 RSP leader have been killed in the first week after elections.Terror has been let loos.
Hundreds of CPI(M) offices have been attacked and ransacked and Trinamool flags put there. Trade Union and mass organisation offices are also attacked. Many people have been evicted from their homes. Women have been raped.Extortion is going on a large scale.The attack is mainly in those places where the Left have won.
The entire democratic movement in the country have to protest against these brutal attacks and killings. Democratic rights of the people have to be protected.

12 crore in cash, 98 kilo gold in Sai Baba’s room

18 Saturday Jun 2011

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Rs. 11.65 crores, 98 kg gold and 307 kg silver was found in Yajur Mandir, the personal room of Satya Sai Baba who died recently. It was found when the room, which was closed after his death, was opened two days back. It may be that more money, gold etc. might be stashed in other places also.
Recently it has come out that yoga guru Ram Dev is having a financial empire of about Rs. 1,100 crore with so many companies in his and his disciples’ name as also a separate island somewhere in Europe. What was the assets of Chandraswami who was very powerful during the Indira Gandhi regime?

How so much wealth is accumulated with the god men? Is there any connection with black money? Or what else?

Rani Jhansi Bai

17 Friday Jun 2011

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Rani Jhansi Bai, the heroine of the 1857 First War of Independance was killed on 17th June 1858 while defending her fort against the British attack.
The great revolt of 1857 brought in to focus great leaders who fought against the British imperialism. Bahadur Shah Safar was the nominal leader, being the Mogul Emperor. Nana Saheb, Tantia Topi, Jhansi Rani, Kunwar Singh of Bihar, Bakht Khan of DelhiKhan Bahadur Khan of Bareilly, Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah of Faizabad,Begum Hazrat Mahal and many other leaders rose to the occassion and led the revolt.Bahadur Shah Safer was taken prisioner and transported to Rangoon where he died in 1862.Most of the others were killed while fighting.
Rani Jhansi Bai was killed on 17th June along with her adopted prince while fighting against the British. Her heroism is still sung in many of the ballads by the local people.
1857 revolt was crushed. But it sowed the seeds of further revolt to free the country from the foreign yoke which reached victory on 15th August 1947.

The KG scam – Government silent

17 Friday Jun 2011

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The new scam has got the government unawares. In its draft report, CAG has pointed out the huge loss to the exchecquer in the oil exploration in KG6 field by the Reliance. The loss is not estimated, but may come to crores of rupees. The report is clear how the government had favoured the Reliance causing a huge loss to the Government.
2G scam, CWG scam and now KG scam – Can we call the governnment the Scam Government?

BSNLCCWF prepares for agitation

17 Friday Jun 2011

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The Central Executive Committee meeting of the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation held at New Delhi on 16th June has decided to go on agitational programmes for settling their long pending issues. A Protest Day will be organised on 7th July by holding demonstrations at SSA levels. A Dharna will be organised at Delhi in August, the date for which will be decided later. The All India Conference of the BSNLCCWF will be held in U.P. on 24th and 25th September 2011.The place will be decided by the UP(East) Circle and intimated.
The CEC also called upon the workers to join the demonstrations on the Protest Day on 23rd June 2011 being organised by the Central Trade Unions against increase in prices of petroleum produces.