BSNL workers all over India will sit on hunger strike tomorrow, 27th Septemeber at the Corporate office/circle/district levels demanding settlement of their issues and also on the financial viability of BSNL.Participate by maximum numbers and make it completely successful

The Lucknow All India Cinference of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation held on 24-25 September was really historic. The AIC which was inaugurated by Comrade Basudev Acharaya Member of Parliament and addressed by veteran trade union leaders was a new experience for the 400 and odd delegates who attended the Conference.
The AIC took important decisions on the issues of Contract and casual workers. It has given call for struggles.
Details are put in the BSNLEU website.

The CAG report, the evidences in the court and the latest note of the Finance Ministry – all goes to show that the entire UPA government is involved in this greatest scam directly or indirectly.
That is why at the first stage itself, the government took the stand that there was nothing wrong in the deal and that Communications Minister Raja has not done anything wrong.
But revelations and exposals one after another have shown the culpability of the entire government in this biggest scam. The people of this country are aware of the same.
The moot question is this – Whether the UPA government is prepared to accept the mistakes committed and take action against all those who are involved, however mighty and powerful they may be or cover up the entire issue through administrative and judicial loop holes like in the Bofors case?
The line being taken by the Government will show whether they are sincere to the nation or not.

A long time wish of the BSNL Employees are going to be fulfilled- Own building for the organisation! It was not an easy task.
The Thiruvanathapuram AIC decided to purchase a building for the BSNL Employees Union at New Delhi. The decision was taken very enthusiastically with all the delegates supporting the same. During the last one year donations were collected, but that was not sufficient to purchase a suitable building. But delay would result in increase of the cost of building. Hence the Jaipur Central Executive Committee decided to take loan if necessary to purchase the same. The Circle Secretaries in the CEC offered about Rs. 30 lakh donations to be remitted to CHQ before 31st December 2011 so that the loans can be returned.
A good building near Dada Ghosh Bhawan has been identified and the discussion for purchase is almost at the final stage. It is hoped that the purchase will be completed by November.
The CEC has decided that the building will be named after Comrade K.G.Bose, the revolutionary leader of the P&T TU movement.

The 2nd All India Conference of the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation will be held at Lucknow (U.P) from tomorrow, 24th September. The Conference is for two days. Comrade Basudeb Acharya, M.P. will inaugurate the Conference. I, as President of the Federation , will preside.
The issues of the Casual Contract workers will be discussed and decisions taken.

The new attack on the BSNL and its workers have compelled the latter to go on agitation. The JAC has already decided to organise fast on 27th September and strike on 10th October to protect the existing rights and safeguarding the viability of BSNL.
Unity and joint efforts are required for a mighty struggle. NFTE and FNTO are out of the JAC now. I have been trying to bring them also together for the struggle. We had a meeting with the leaders of NFTE today. There seems to be an opportunity for another joint struggle.
Well and Good.

Prime Minister is reported to have stated that there is no question of resignation by Minister P.Chidambaram though the finance ministry’s note gave clear indication of his involvement in the allotment of licenses.
Prime Minister had earlier stated the same words when allegations against Minister Raja was raised. Now Raja is in Tihar Jail. What about Chidambara?

The East India Company formed by two dozen British Merchants on 22nd September, 1599, looted India for 150 years till the British Government directly took over after the First War Of Independence in 1857. The British Empire accelerated the exploitation of the wealth of India for enriching its own country. It was only after one hundred years more of fighting for Independence that India became free on 15th August 1947.
We got political independence. But 54 years of independence has not improved the conditions of the poor in the country. The Planning Commission’s statement to the Supreme Court that Rs.25 daily is sufficient for a family to live, itself is the stark reality for the same.
East India Company has gone. But it is the India Company which is looting the people of this country. Let us be beware of them. Give a befitting reply to them at the first chance.

The Planning Commission under Montek Ahluwalia has submitted to the Supreme Court that daily income of Rs.25 in rural areas and Rs. 32 in cities are sufficient for private expenditure on food education and health! It seems that the Government and Planning Commission has lost all senses and have told the cruellest joke of the year.
These IMF-World Bank-WTO pensioners who lead the country have lost touch with the poor people of this country. In order to deny the benefits of the BPL categorisation to maximum people, they have made this inhuman conclusion. With the rocketing cost of essential provisions, vegetables and everything, the life of the poor has become miserable. And it is at this time that the Planning Commission has insulted those who are already injured.
The government has become insensitive. Nothing more than this can be expected from these ministers who are getting high salaries and all kinds of perks and pension and all other facilities. Take for example Minister Praful Patel. According to reports he increased his income every day by five lakhs. Ministers Sharad Pawar, P.Chidambaram, Jayanthi Natarajan etc. are having shares of crore of rupees in many companies. Congress M.P.Naveen Jindal is having an annual salary of Rs. 69.76 crore. These are the persons running the government. How can they understand the difficulties of the poor people to make both ends meet.
How many of these are having black money hoarded in the swiss and other safe havens? One day the truth will come out.
The only way is to ensure their defeat in the next election. Confiscate all the black money and utilise it for the development of the country and improving the condition of the poor.
In this connection read the article in Hindu dated 21st September “The Union Cabinet gets healthier” – ” The worse of the poor become, the healthier our ministers get” by veteran journalist, P.Sainath for a detailed study.

It has been reported that a note from Minister Pranab Mukherjee sent to the Prime Minister stating that P.Chidambaram, then Finance Minister, could have stopped the 2G spectrum allottment which caused about 1.76 lakh crore to Government, has been submitted to the Supreme Court by the petitioner in the case, Subramaniaswamy, President Janata Party.

Will the Government arrest and put Minister Chidambaram in Tihar Jail along with A.Raja?