Rohit Vemula has sacrificed his valuable young and vigorous life in the struggle against discrimination,  inequality and for the cause of dalits. Rohit,  your sacrifice will not be in vain! The toiling masses of the country will spare no pains to take up the issues you raised and will fight against discriminiation, inequality and injustice.

During the last 15 years after formation of BSNL, more than 1,30,000 employees have retired from BSNL and about 30,000 have been recruited including regularisation of casual workers and direct recruitment to JTO and TTA. In all, more than one lakh employees have been reduced. This is seriously and adversely affecting the services of BSNL. The shortage in staff is mainly in sections dealing with fault repair, customer service etc. which are very important areas. Further, without young people and young blood no organisation can bring its vibrant growth.
BSNL management should take urgent steps for the same.

In order to ensure security of the Nation  and to promote the telecom PSUs, BSNL & MTNL, the Central Government should issue orders making it mandatory for central/ state governments and all PSUs to take BSNL/MTNL connections. Such mandatory provisions have been made for  travelling by Air India by all government officials. This will help growth of these 2 PSUs. Forum of BSNL Unions/ Associations should pursue the issue seriously.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release 100 secret files today related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It is doubtful whether it will clear the mystery regarding the death of Netaji, but interesting information is sure to be revealed.

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Communications Minister, has stated that the fast growing telecom sector will require 4.16 million workers by 2022. If the 15% growth continues, this may be true.
But as Communications, he has to ensure that additional jobs are created in BSNL & MTNL also. Young blood should be inducted.

It is reported that 2015 is the warmest year since 1880 and the warmest month, December 2015.
Is the world becoming hotter? Is Nature reacting to the abuse by mankind? Time is running out. World governments and people have to take necessary steps to save the earth and humans.

On the issue of fixation of wages for contract workers in Kerala, Com.VAN Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF met Ms. Sujata Ray, Director(HR) on 19 January 2016 and demanded that CGM Kerala is directed to meet the union and finalise the issues. Com.Namboodiri met Shri Shameem Akhtar, PGM(SR) also on the issue. Director(HR) stated that CGM Kerala is fully empowered to discuss with unions and finalise on the basis of the report of Shri Chaube, ED, BSNL.

17 January 2016 is the 6th death anniversary of Com. Jyoti Basu, the veteran Communist leader and former Chief Minister of W.Bengal. 19 January 2016 is the 7th death anniversary of another veteran Communist leader Com.E.Balanandan, former President, CITU. Both were Members of the Polit Bureau of CPI(M) for long period. Their contribution to the working class movement is beyond description.
On their death anniversaries, I pay my respectful homage.
Red Salute to Com. Jyoti Basu and Com. Balanandan!