29 Wednesday Oct 2014
Posted in Corruption, General
After the severe rap by the Supreme Court against the Government yesterday in not intimating the names of the account holders in foreign banks, the Attorney General submitted names of 627 account holders to the supreme court in a sealed cover today.
This new development is good.Now it is for the Supreme Court to decide whether to release the same or not. Now the government can not hold back the names any further.
29 Wednesday Oct 2014
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Com. Mihir Dasgupta, former AGS BSNLEU and President of Kolkata Circle Union has given the following Comments to the earlier post on AIC of BSNLEU, which I am reproducing below:
“I wanted to post a comment on the item 7th All India Conference of BSNLEU – 3 in your blog, but failed due to unknown reason. So, I am sending my comment as under through this medium:
“Even prior to the Thiruvanantapuram AIC, Report of Activities and other materials including pamphlets and posters were printed at Kolkata itself during the Extended CEC Meeting held in the month of November 2008. It is needless to mention that such Extended CEC meeting of BSNLEU is as big as an All India Conference of many big All India Unions. Actually, we in the BSNLEU started distant printing of materials clubbing together modern communication and printing technologies from Kolkata Extended CEC in the year 2008.”
What Com. Mihirdas Gupta has stated is correct. Though we started distant printing for AIC Report and materials from Thiruvnanthapuram AIC, we have already started it earlier at Kolkata Extended CEC. I am thankful to Com. Mihir Dasgupta for reminding me of the same.
This comment shows two things. One is that comrades are reading the blog in detail and takes time to make the records right.
Secondly, most of our comrades, even after retirement continues in touch with the union activities and are there to help the organisation at any time. We have got thousands of such leaders and active comrades who are watching us and supporting us. This is not a small matter. How many organisations have got such large number of committed comrades. When we go to any place we can meet such comrades, who have dedicated their entire lives to the organisation and the workers.
In this connection, I remembered a recent incident. At the AIBDPA Circle Conference at Mangalore, I had the opportunity to meet Com. Harischandra Rao, who was the Circle Secretary of E.III union , Karnataka, earlier. He contested against the nominee of Com.O.P.Gupta and won the election to the great disappointment of OPG. At the All India Conferences, we used to fight against the wrong polices of Gupta together. When we met, we shared about the old times. He is still in constant touch with the union. Many such excellent comrades we have got.
The comment by Com. Mihir Dasgupta reminded me of the old times and the commitment of our workers. Thank you Com. Mihir Dasgupta !
28 Tuesday Oct 2014
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In a big set back to the NDA government, the Supreme Court today directed the government to share by tomorrow the names of all Indians with foreign bank accounts.
The government was dilly-dallying without giving the names of the black money account holders. The SC has correctly censured the government.
Both the ruling parties will have skeletons in the cup board. Let all this tumble upon the floor. The BJP, which was shouting from the hill top that if they are elected they will publish the names of black money holders as also that the unaccounted money will be brought back to India is backing out in the name of treaties etc.
The SC direction is fully justified.
28 Tuesday Oct 2014
The United Forum of Bank Employees has called upon the Bank employees to go on one day strike on 12th November demanding early wage revision. While the Bank Managements have offered 11.5 % fixation, the workers are not ready to accept the same. They demand the 17.5% fixation, which was given last year.
The Managements are expressing their inability to increase the % stating that they are in loss due to the huge NPA (Non-Performing Assets ie. bad loans). Who is responsible for the same. The bad loans are given by the management and workers are asked to suffer for the same. The strike is fully justified. Our full support and solidarity to the Bank Employees.
28 Tuesday Oct 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
In a strongly worded statement, AIRF Secretary General Com. Shiv Gopal Mishra has condemned the move of the NDA government to bring FDI and privatise the Railways and threatened joint struggles by all railway unions, if the government moves ahead with the privatisation.
Com. Mishra pointed out that throughout the world, wherever railways privatisation has taken place, it has jeopardized the system. He demanded the government to drop its proposals for FDI and privatisation.
In case the government moves with its proposals strike will be organised, he stated.
28 Tuesday Oct 2014
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Decisions taken in the meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions / Associations held on 28th October 2014.
A meeting of the Forum of BSNL Unions / Associations was held on 28th October 2014 and the following decisions were taken after detailed discussion.
1. The Forum decided to call for Indefinite Strike w.e.f. 3rd February 2015 againt the anti- BSNL policies of the government and on the demands raised in the Memorandum adopted in the National Convention on 3rd August 2013 and also against the Deloittee committee recommendations, formation of tower company, Merger of BSNL and MTNL etc.
2. A Demands Day should be organised in December 2014, 3 days dharna in January 2015 and one week massive campaign, before the strike.
3. Maximum propaganda should be organised among the workers and the public, meet the Members of Parliament and explain the demands of the workers, organise signature campaign etc.
4. A meeting of the Core Committee of Forum will beheld on 12th November, followed by a meeting of the Forum on 13th November 2014 to finalise the Memorandum, dates of the agitational programmes and other connected matters.
28 Tuesday Oct 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
At the time of the All India Conference of BSNLEU at Kolkata, three pamphlets are being released by the CHQ. One is a compilation of the Editorials published in the Telecrusader and some other articles by General Secretary Com. P.Abhimanyu. The second is a write up on the Revival of BSNL by Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, along with the Memorandum submitted to the Communication Minister by the Forum. The third one is a review of the National Council Meetings and Standing Committee Meetings held from the start till now, that is from 2003 to 2014. These books are being published as per decisions of the BSNLEU Centre.
All the books are educative and useful for the workers and leaders. It is expected that they will buy and utilise the same. long with the Report on Activities, a supplement will also be there on the cases taken by the union during the period. This also will be much helpful.
Till Thiruvananthapuram All India Conference in 2010, the CHQ was printing the report and books from New Delhi itself and transporting all the big bundles to the Conference place. But from Thiruvananthapuram AIC onwards, these are being printed by the Reception Committee at the place of AIC itself. The progress of the technology has made this possible. Now also, these will be published from Kolkata only.
Beautiful and colourful Wall Posters, Banners and Union Flags etc. will be printed / made by the Reception Committee in large numbers, which will be displayed and carried in the procession. The Circle / District Unions also will be bringing their banners and union flags. The procession will be colourful and massive.
28 Tuesday Oct 2014
Posted in PSU
The situation in coal sector is becoming tense with the decision of the government to reallocate mines to the private companies, which allocation was cancelled by the Supreme Court, and also to denationalise the sector itself.Coal is very important and crucial for the infrastructure and economy of the country and that is why the same was nationalised earlier. Denationalising the sector will be harmful, but the government is moving fast in tat direction.
All the Central trade unions in the Coal India Limited have strongly opposed denationalisation and is moving towards a strike, if the decision is not scrapped. The strike may take place in January 2015, as per indication from the union side. The struggle will be to save Coal Sector and CIL as also to save the economy of the nation.
We fully support the struggle of the CIL Unions to save the Public Sector CIL !
27 Monday Oct 2014
Posted in BSNLEU
The 4 days All India Conference of BSNL Employees Union being held at Kolkata from 6th to 9th November 2014 will be a memorable one. The Programme have already been finalised.
On 6th November, the Inaugural Session will held which will be inaugurated by Com. A.K.Padmanabhan, President of CITU. It will be presided by Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President of BSNLEU and addressed by Comrades P.Abhimanyu, GS BSNLEU, M.Krishnan, Secretary General Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, V.Ramesh, General Secretary, AIIEA, K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary AIBDPA, Tapas Kumar Ghosh, Secretary General BSNL CCWF and Animesh, Deputy General Secretary, BSNLEU. The delegates from Telecom Employees Association of Nepal (TEAN), will also address the Inaugural session. BSNLEU has got close association with TEAN for a long period and the delegates attend each other’s conferences.
On the same day at about 03.00 PM a massive rally, participated by thousands of workers, including the delegates, will conduct a demonstration through the streets of Kolkata. After the massive rally, the Open Session will be held at Rani Rashmony Avenue, which will be inaugurated by Com. Tapan sen, Member of Parliament and General Secretary CITU. The meeting will be addressed by Comrades Shyamal Chakraborty, President, CITU, W.Bengal, V.A.N.Namboodiri, P.Abhimanyu and Animesh Mitra.
On 7th November Noon at 12.30 P.M., a Working Women’s Convention will be held which will be participated by large number of women comrades and addressed by leaders of the women’s organisations.
There will be cultural programmes arranged in the night of 7th.
A Seminar on “Revival of BSNL and the Role of the Trade Unions” will be organised at 05.00 PM on 8th November. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri will preside. Com. P.Abhimanyu will deliver the key Note Address. Shri A.N.Rai, CMD BSNL and shri Anupam srivastava, Director (CM) BSNL will be the Chief Guests. Coms. Animesh Mitra, Dy. GS BSNLEU, Chandeswar Singh (NFTE), K.Sebastin(SNEA),Prahlad Rai (AIBSNLEA), K.Jayaprakash(FNTO), R.C.Pandey (BTEU BSNL), Suresh Kumar (BSNLMS), R.Venkatraman (TEPU), R.Raveendran (SEWA BSNL) R.K.Kohli (NFTBE) and B.D.sharma (FNTOBEA) will participate and address.
Except this period, the delegates session will take place on all the four days.The idea is to give maximum time to the delegates to speak and express their opinions, suggestions etc.
The four days will be a feast of speeches and discussion for the delegates. important decisions will be taken on the organisation as well on settlement of the problems faced by the workers.
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27 Monday Oct 2014
Posted in General
The Winter Session of the Parliament will start on 24th November and will end on 23rd December 2014. Many bills are expected to be placed in this session.
BJP, after its win in the Haryana and Maharashtra assembly elections may become more aggressive in implementing the anti-worker neo-liberal policies and handing over the PSUs to the corporates and MNCs.
