15 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in General
It is reported that the National Council meeting of BSNL is postponed from the scheduled date on 17th March 2017 since the Chairperson Director(HR) is indisposed. BSNLEU has demanded for an early meeting. It is hoped that the meeting will be held shortly.
Incidentally it is to be mentioned that no meeting of the National Council had been held for about 10 months ie. since the last the membership verification last year. This is most unfortunate.
15 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in General
‘Not much has changed since Ambedkar’s time’, lamented former Finance Minister and a top leader of the Congress party at the release of the book ‘The Essential Ambedkar’ by Planning Commission Member Balachandra Mungekar.
His observation will not be disputed by any body. Even after almost 70 years since Independence, the condition of the SC/ST has not changed much. But who is responsible? It is not only the present Modi Government or the earlier Vajpai Government alone, but mainly the Congress Government which ruled the country for more than five decades. The Congress Party needs a self introspection in the matter how they ignored the justified issues of the SC/ST population for their entire period of government.
15 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in WORLD NEWS
200th Birth Day of Karl Marx will be celebrated world over on 5th May 2017. CPI(M) is observing the Centenary year with many programmes and activities throughout the country.
It has now been reported that Peoples Republic of China will present a 20 foot tall bronze statue of Marx to the city of Trier in Germany, where the great philosopher was born. Good decision by China!
15 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in WORLD NEWS
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Strong protest is raised not only by the opposition Democrats, but also many organisations including Doctors, against the cancellation of the Obama Care – health insurance started by former President Barak Obama in US. It is reported by an expert committee that 14 million people will lose health insurance if the programme is cancelled or waived.
President Donald Trump has taken this anti-people decision in the name of reducing the budget deficit.
14 Tuesday Mar 2017
Posted in Obituary, Tributes
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14th March 2017 is the 134th death anniversary of Karl Marx, the greatest of the Philosophers and Economists, the world has ever seen. His entire life was dedicated to the cause of the working class and the toiling masses. His mortal remains are in the High Gate Cemetery in London, which is being visited by hundreds of people from all over the world every day, to pay respects.
I could visit the cemetery more than once during my journey to London as also the Karl Marx Library, which is also situated in London.
Red Salute to Karl Marx!
13 Monday Mar 2017
Posted in Uncategorized
Gurgaon Court on 11th March 2017 has acquitted 117 workers, while convicting 31, in connection with the violence in the factory premises four years back, which resulted in the death of one Manager. The violence has broken out when the management tried to bring blacklegs to defeat the justified strike of the Maruti workers.
In connivance with the Suzuki management, the Haryana Government arrested about 150 workers and implicated them all in the case. There was no trial for years and all of them were kept in jail. Even bail was not granted to most of the workers. The central trade unions organised protest actions against this brutal attack.
At last, the judgment has been delivered convicting 31 workers, while acquitting 117. In fact there was no case against them at all. It was only to terrorise the union and the workers that the case continued for so long.
It is also to be noted that all the office-bearers of the union are implicated in the case and they are the people convicted. The powerful Maruti Management and the Haryana Government are part of this conspiracy. There is no doubt that the Trade unions will file appeal against the conviction.
Our full support and solidarity to the Maruti workers and their union for their heroic struggle.
13 Monday Mar 2017
As part of the Phase – 8 Expansion, BSNL will replace all the 2G base stations and install 28,000 new 3G and 4G Base stations in the country. This will be completed by 2017-18. At the same time BSNL has demanded the government for allotment of 4G Spectrum free to BSNL. This is most necessary not only to provide 4G but also to update to 5G services.
CMD BSNL, Shri Anupam Shrivastava stated that the new base stations will be completed by the end of this financial year.
13 Monday Mar 2017
Posted in BSNL
BSNL and its employees including casual and contract workers are making all out efforts for the improvement of services and making the PSU viable. It is expected that by 2017-18, it will post profits. For the last two financial years there was operational profit.
It is the duty of the central government, who is the 100% owner of BSNL, to give all assistance to the PSU at this juncture. Two of the most important issues which will help BSNL in a large way are:
Strong pressure should be brought upon the Central Government to achieve these important demands.
12 Sunday Mar 2017
BSNLEU completes 16 years of service to the workers on 22nd March 2017. BSNLEU CHQ has called upon all the Circles/SSAs/Branches to observe the day in a big way by organising Meetings, Rallies etc.
Organise the 17th Birthday of BSNLEU with massive participation!
12 Sunday Mar 2017
Posted in Uncategorized
Lakhs of Central Government employees are going on strike on 16th March 2017 as per the call of the Confederation of CG Employees and Workers on the demands already submitted to the government. Extend wholehearted support and solidarity!
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