Shame to continued Governments – India leads world in the number of hungry people

28 Thursday May 2015

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It is really a shame on the Government and the people of India. India now leads in the maximum number of hungry people in the world. As per the report of the State of Food Security in the World 2015, India has 194.6 million people who are in the hunger list. Almost every one out of four is undernourished.

Earlier it was China, having more hungry people. But it has now diminished sharply. Even Nepal and Bangladesh has reduced the hungry people. But in India, the reduction has been nominal. Out of 172 countries, India ranks first in poverty and hunger.

The neo-liberal policies being practiced by the UPA and NDA governments, have created more and more billionaires and trillionaires. At the same time more people have become poor and poorer.

Prime Minister Mr. Modiji, is ‘Achche Din’ only for the rich and corporates. What about the poor people who gave vote for you for the promised ‘Achche Din’?

ITDC Hotels to be handed over to private, by sale or by lease – Government proposal

28 Thursday May 2015

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Government is on the path of disposing of its famous ITDC Hotels one after another. It is proposing to come out of the Hotel business. Argument of the government is that running hotels is not he business of the government. ‘Business is not the business of government’ was the slogan of the Bajpayee Government which sold ITDC hotels like Mumbai Centaur Hotel, near the Airport, for paltry sum. How the employees in the Centaur Hotel suffered is a well known fact. Women were retrenched, followed by SC/ST and then hire and fire. That will be the same course now also.

The plea of the government is that most of these hotels are in loss. Instead of making them in to profitable units, the government wants to hand them over to private, for maximising their profits. These hotels are situated in centre locations. The proposal is either to lease them for long period (say 30 Years) or sell them cheap.

The hotels proposed for lease/privatisation are Hotel Jaipur Ashok, Jammu Ashok, Kalinga Ashok, Lalitha mahal Palace Hotel, Mysuru, Hotel Bharatpur, Pondicherry Ashok, Ranchi Ashok etc.

The proposal to sell these icon hotels should be opposed and defeated by the democratic forces and political parties. The unions in these establishments should initiate the protest.

Tripura Govt. lifts AFSPA – Govt. says insurgency activities reduced to zero

27 Wednesday May 2015

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The CPI(M) government of Tripura has won one more laurel on governance. Since last year, it is the most literate state in the country, even bypassing Kerala, which was in number one position for decades. Now the Tripura Government has lifted the much hated Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). The reason:

“Insurgency activities in the state are now reduced almost at zero”, according to Manik Sarkar, Chief Minister of Tripura.

Our Hearty Congratulations to Chief Minister Com. Manik Sarkar and the CPI(M) government of Tripura!

Heat wave deaths cross 700 – It is mainly the poor who dies.

27 Wednesday May 2015

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According to the latest reports, more than 700 people have died in India, especially in A.P., Telengana, Delhi etc. The temperature has gone up much more than usual.

One factor which is very clear is that most of the people died are poor people. Whether extreme heat, extreme cold or food shortage, it is always the poor who suffer most.

When will ‘Achche Din’ for these people will arrive? There is no indication to that at present.

 

BSNL Fancy Number for Rs. 2.5 lakhs!

27 Wednesday May 2015

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Good News for BSNL! One Gujarat Subscriber has paid Rs. 2.5 lakhs for a BSNL Fancy Number for his mobile! A report in the media is given belwo:

“BSNL has started sale of Fancy Mobile Numbers through eAuction from 2012 with a base value starts from Rs.1000 to 25000 to offer best fancy numbers according with the customers choice available in their hands. From starting date, BSNL eAuction becomes a grand success and creates records day by day, and its once again proved recently in this new eauction schedule.

It’s the number game.. after all.. Anyone who owns a mobile, is by default in favor of fancy number.. While selecting a mobile number, we generally check the number to have any sequence combination, for easy remembrance of the number and also for easy sharing.

The next level of number selection is opting for a fancy number. Numbers having a sequence or any personal lucky number plays a vital role in number selection. BSNL is the only telecom company in India which had given an option to participate in auction to bid for the lucky number. In this line Gujarat people stands for the fancy number. An Ahmedabad based business man bid a BSNL Fancy number for 2.25 Lakh rupees.” (  Media Report)

78.2% IDA Pension fixation – Meeting with Member (Finance)

27 Wednesday May 2015

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Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA, along with Com.B.P.Petkar, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA, Maharashtra Circle, met Smt. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance), DOT and discussed about the need for settlement of the 78.2% IDA Pension fixation. Member (Finance) assured that the Note is being finalised and will be send to the other departments for approval within one or two weeks.

The AIBDPA leaders pointed out to the Member (F), the delay in the office of the Director of Postal Accounts, Nagpur, in authorising the pension payments to the Post Offices. The Member, then and there contacted the concerned officers and gave directions to see that the undue delay is avoided.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru – The First Prime Minister of India

26 Tuesday May 2015

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51 years have passed by 27th May 2015 after the death of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964. As the First Prime Minster of India, he had to face many critical issues concerning the governance, the political legacy, international connections and so on. Some times it was felt that he was a socialist, but some other time he was almost a dictator. It was only natural since he was almost the undisputed leader.

The latest disclosure that he kept an intelligence watch on Subhas Chandra Bose and  his family etc. has opened a new debate on his role.

Although not connected with the assessment of Nehru or his government, I may narrate a small incident, when I could meet Prime Minister Nehru. He was visiting Tellicherry and a public meeting was arranged. It was in 1956 or ’57.  The security, black cats, Z category etc. were not at that time. I was working as a Teacher. I wanted to meet Nehru and get his autograph since I used collect such autographs. I tried to go near him, but the party leaders were not allowing. I had a small camera with me. (It was very rare for people to have camera during those periods. This was a camera gifted to me by a German pen friend. ) I pretended to be a press person and with the camera started taking photos. This way I could go near Nehru and get his autograph. When asked for the autograph he signed in the book smilingly.

There is no doubt that Jawaharlal Nehru was a charming personality. Probably, he was the best person to lead the country at that time. We can leave it to the historians to assess the same.

However ” Chacha Nehru” was a hero of the children. At the same time we had the unforgettable experience of the 1960 strike which was suppressed by the Prime Minister calling it “Civil Rebellion” and using all the brute powers of  the government. That also is part of history.

My respectful homage to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 51st death anniversary.

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Compassionate Appointment can not be denied due to passage of time – Supreme Court.

26 Tuesday May 2015

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The Supreme Court in an important judgment has stated that the right of compassionate appointment cannot be denied on the plea that some years have passed. This judgment was given by Justices R.Banumathi and TS Thakur directing Canara Bank to consider the claim of the petitioner according to its scheme which existed in 1993, when the official expired. The Bank was denying compassionate appointment on the plea that the rules have been changed afterwards. (Courtesy: Business Line)

Meeting with CMD BSNL on Regularisation of Left Out Casual Labour.

26 Tuesday May 2015

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Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF met Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL, today, 26th May 2015 and discussed about the regularisation of the left out TSM/Casual labours, numbering about 3500. Com. Namboodiri pointed out the various decisions on the issue as also the fact that regularisation has taken in similar cases in the Central Government departments. He also gave a detailed letter in the subject to the CMD BSNL. CMD BSNL was sympathetic and agreed to look in to the matter.

Com.VAN also met Smt. Madhu Arora, GM(Estt.) and discussed the various issues of the casual and contract workers like regularisation, gratuity, pay scale of the casual labour etc. GM(Estt.) agreed to examine  all these matters.

National Convention calls for General Strike on 2nd September 2015

26 Tuesday May 2015

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The National Convention of Workers held at Mavlankar Hall, today, 26th May 2015, has called upon the entire working class to organise General Strike on 2nd September 2015 against the anti-people, anti-worker policies of the government and also demanding settlement of the charter raised by the Central Trade Unions including Rs.15,000 minimum wage to the contract workers.

The Mavlankar Hall was full with the delegates from the Central TUs and also from the Independent Federations. The Presidents of the CTUs, including B.N.Rai(BMS), A.K.Padmanabhan(CITU), Amarjit Kaur(AITUC), Shiv Gopal Mishra(HMS) presided andl the General Secretaries including Vrijesh Upadhyay, Tapan Sen, Gurudas Dasgupta,  addressed. All the speakers sharply criticised the government for its pro-corporate and anti-worker policies and decisions.