23 Monday Mar 2015
Posted in General
The Railways have decided to increase the price of Platform Tickets from Rs.5 to Rs. 10 from 1st April 2015. During rush period, the price can be further increased. Naturally the minimum train ticket also will be reduced. These increases of 100% are not at all justified.
23 Monday Mar 2015
Com.VAN Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, met Ms. Annie Moraes, Member (Finance), DOT and discussed about the retrenchment of contract workers in CCA, Kolkata. Com.Namboodiri demanded that the retrenched workers be reinstated. The entire background was explained to the Member (Service), who agreed to look in to the matter.
23 Monday Mar 2015
Posted in BSNLEU
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A meeting of the NTR Comrades was held at New Delhi to celebrate BSNLEU Day at the Union office. Com. Malhotra, Vice-President, NTR Circle presided. Com.R.S.Chauhan, Circle Secretary, NTR Circle welcomed. The house stood in silence paying homage to the Martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. Com.VAN Namboodiri, Patron, BSNLEU spoke in brief about the great traditiion of BSNLEU, the struggles and achievements etc. He also called upon the workers to ensure maximum participation in the strike. Many comrades raised questions which were answered by Com. Namboodiri.
22 Sunday Mar 2015
Posted in India Left, TU News - India, Uncategorized
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22 Sunday Mar 2015
Posted in TU News - International, WFTU
Madrid, Mar 22 Thousands of demonstrators from across Spain gathered at one of Madrid’s main squares to protest against the way the government has tackled the financial crisis by implementing harsh austerity measures.
Organisers had hoped to attract 20,000 protesters to the event, labelled Marches for Dignity, and yesterday evening much of Colon Square and part of Paseo de Recoletos boulevard were packed with people carrying republican flags and banners calling for a general strike.
Hairdresser Dolores Cerezo, 32, who had arrived from southern Sevilla, said the government had cut back “savagely” on public services such as education and the national health service, “but we are seeing many of them now appearing in court suspected of fraud and corruption, of stealing money.”
Scuffles broke out after the main rally ended. Riot police clashed with about 200 protesters who had attacked a bank and a police car.
22 Sunday Mar 2015
Posted in Obituary, Tributes
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23rd March 2015 is the 84th Anniversary of Martyrdom Day of Com. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukh Dev.
March 23, 1931 is a day written in the blood of the eternal young martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev who sacrificed at the altar of freedom for the country. It was on this day these young freedom fighters were hanged by the British on the charge of terrorism against the British Empire.
They were not terrorists, but the true sons of the country. They were young and wanted mother India to be free. It is to be remembered that Bhagat Singh was only 23 years old when his life was cut short by the hangman’s knot.
Bhagat Singh very well knew that he will be hanged. But he and his comrades were not afraid. What Bhagat Singh told to his comrades, before the sentence was pronounced shows how these comrades thought about the punishment.
I am quoting below the following from the Book on Bhagat Singh written by his comrade and another accused, Com. shiv Verma, who escaped hanging.
“Then Bhagat Singh laughed and said: Our punishment will be ” To be hanged by neck till we are dead. This is reality Comrades. I know it. You also know it. Then, why shut the eyes to it?”
He continued ” This is the highest award for patriotism, and I am proud that I am going to get it. They think that by destroying my terrestrial body they will be safe in this country. They are wrong. They will kill me, but they can not kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirits. My ideas will haunt he British like a curse till they are forced to run away from here.”
” But this is only one side of the picture. The other side is equally bright. Bhagat Singh dead will be more dangerous to the British enslavers than Bhagat Singh alive. After I am hanged, the fragrance of my revolutionary ideas will permeate the atmosphere of this beautiful land of ours. It will intoxicate the youth and make him mad for freedom and revolution, and that will bring the doom of the British imperialists nearer. This is my firm conviction. I am anxiously waiting for the day when I will receive the highest award for my services to the country and my love for my people.”
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged on 23rd March 1931.
Bhagat Singh was correct. The spirit never dies. And it did not die in this case also. The whole nation revolted and the freedom came much earlier than expected.
( Excerpts from ” Bhagat Singh on the path of liberation” by Shiv Verma”)
Red Salutes to Shahid Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev!
22 Sunday Mar 2015
Posted in Neo-liberal policy, PSU
The government is on the move to corporatise at least five of the 13 major ports, which are profitable. At present, they are under the government. The corporatisation is the first step towards privatisation.
The employees unions have strongly protested the move and are planning for further action.
22 Sunday Mar 2015
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Ranaghat (WB), Mar 21 A team of National Commission for Women (NCW) today visited the Convent of Jesus and Mary School in Nadia district, where a septuagenarian nun was allegedly gang raped, and slammed the state govt as no arrest has been made in the case even after a week.
Led by NCW member Shamina Shafiq, chairperson of the enquiry committee in the nun gangrape case, a three-member team talked to the convent authorities for over an hour.
“We are concerned as there is no arrest. There is footage available, so they should have been arrested. We will talk to the police,” Shafiq said.
Asked if it was the fault of the state administration, she said, “Definitely it is the fault of the state.”
“It is a very unfortunate incident, it should not have happened,” Shafiq said.
No arrest have been made in connection with the March 14 incident though 17 persons have been detained. CCTVs installed in the school captured photos of the accused. (PTI)
21 Saturday Mar 2015
Posted in Uncategorized
on 22nd March 2015, BSNL Employees Union completes 14 years of struggles and achievements for the workers.
Let us celebrate the 15th Foundation Day with social service, meetings and other programmes like Flag Hoisting, Rallies etc.
My Warm Greetings to all our Comrades and Colleagues on this day!
BSNLEU Zindabad! Working Class Unity Zindabad!
21 Saturday Mar 2015
Posted in Uncategorized
Sometimes it is seen that unnecessary pictures and unwanted advertisements are appearing along with my blogs. Despite complaints these are appearing. The social medias are being misutilised by vested interests. These culprits should be taken to task.
