The MNCs, private equipment manufacturers and private telecos are in a cartel to ensure that BSNL is stopped from increasing its mobile connections. In 2006 Motorola went to court against the 45.5 million tender. Later Ericsson went to court against 93 million tender. Now Ericsson has demanded DOT to cancel  the latest BSNL tender for 5.5 millions. The MNCs, private telcos, and also Government and management  are watching happily the down fall of the company.

The workers alone can save the situation. Make the 3 days strike in December a warning to all those in power that the workers will fight this attack and will ensure growth of the company with the support of the people.Let us approach the people and explain.

More than five thousand BSNL workers, Contract Workers and BSNL Pensioners marched to Parliament today, 15th November 2010 protesting against disinvestment, retrenchment of  one lakh workers through VRS, sharing of BSNL cables& towers with private companies etc and also demanding honouring of financial commitments made by the Government at the time of corporatisation, immediate procurement of adequate mobile lines, settlement of absorption of ITS officers, granting 78.2% IDA fixation, revision of pension for pre-01-01-2007BSNL retirees etc. The march which started from Bharat Sanchar Bhawan went through the main routes like Janpath and was stopped at Parliament Street by the police authorities, where the rally was held. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener, JAC welcomed all and mentioned about the main demands. Com. Basudev Acharya, M.P., and leader of  CPI(M) , Lok Sabha, inaugurated the march and assured all support to the demands of the BSNL Workers. He also assured to take up these issues in the Parliament. General Secretaries of the unions, Coms. P.Abhimanyu(BSNLEU), Chandeswar Singh (NFTE), Vallinayagam (FNTO), G.L.Jogi (SNEA), Prahlad Rai (AIBSNLEA), K.G.Jayaraj (AIBDPA), Tapas Ghosh (BSNL C&CWF), V.Subburaman(TEPU) Sureshkumar (BSNLMS) and others spoke.

The Memorandum to the Prime Minister was presented by the leaders going to PMO.

The Parliament March and the rally was a show of strength of the BSNL Workers and their determination for struggle till the demands are met.

The employees have rejected shares offer in most of the PSUs being disinvested. The shares allotted to employees have not been taken by them in Coal India Limited, National Mineral Development Corporation and Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited.  The workers are fully aware of the adverse effects of disinvestment. They have decided to observe 1st December 2010 as Disinvestment Day.

The Central Trade Unions viz. AITUC, CITU, INTUC, HMS, UTUC, AICCTU,TUCC and AIUTUC  has decided to organise a Parliament March on 23rd February 2011 in continuation of the 7th September Strike on the same five point demands including, inter alia, containing price rise, strict implementation of labour laws and stringent punishment for violation , universalisation of social security for the unorganised sector workers including provision of adequate funding and stoppage of disinvestment of PSUs. The Central Trade Unions have called upon all unions/federations to implement the call effectively.