Non-Congress, Non-BJP, Left Parties may come together

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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General Secretary Prakash Karat stated today that about 10 non-Congress, non-BJP parties are willing to come together for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections to provide a viable alternative.

However, he stated that this is not a Third Front as such, but effort is being made to bring the non-congress, non-BJP parties together. The concrete shape will take after the results of the election are announced. In the meanwhile these parties announce a common approach by 5th February, on the day the Parliament meets.

The AIADMK, JD(U), JD(S), BJD, Samajwadi Party and the Left are likely to be part of the non-Congress, non-BJP coalition, Comrade Karat said.

If this combination is formed, it will be better for the country.

Iran Nuclear talks on 18 February at Vienna

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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The next round of Iran’s nuclear talks with the Group P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) will be held in Vienna Feb 18, as per reports.

Iran and the six world powers — the US, France, Britain, Russia, China plus Germany — had clinched an interim agreement on Iran’s nuclear energy programme in Geneva last November. The deal came into force Jan 20.

Let us hope that the discussions will further improve the present international situation.

North-East Boy beaten to death – What is happening in Delhi?

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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We strongly condemn the beating of a North-East boy to death by some shop owners. It is stated that even after the police made a compromise between the students and traders, the latter attacked the boy again which resulted in death of the youngster. There also seems to be some racial antagonism also.
There should be zero tolerance to such goondaism. The government and the Delhi Police should take immediate action to arrest all the culprits and proceed against them.
India is a country of many states, religion, caste and creed. Everybody has got a right to live anywhere in India.

Government to give loan to BSNL and MTNL to pay salary

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Revival of BSNL and MTNL has decided that in case required, government will give loans to BSNL and MTNL to pay salaries to the BSNL/MTNL absorbed DOT employees. This was decided on the basis of the suggestions by the DOT in this respect.
The government is fully responsible to pay the salary of the BSNL absorbed employees, since had they been in DOT itself, without considering the profit or loss, they would have been paid salary by the Government itself. Take the case of Department of Posts or any other department. Salary is paid irrespective of profit or loss. The BSNL or MTNL employees are not the responsible persons for the profit and loss and they should not be penalised.
The decision of the EGoM is only common sense. But our demand is that the Government, instead of giving loan, should provide the required amount for paying salary as assistance. This will be justice only.

CITU Condemns UPA decision to sell shares of BALCO and HZL

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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The CITU through a Press Release has strongly condemned the government move to sell the residual shares of BALCO and HZL, which will convert these PSUs in to private companies.
The Government has 29.5% share in HZL and 49% in BALCO. They are also cash rich PSUs. By privatising these PSUs, the government is handing over these profitable companies completely to the private.
We also strongly protest this action of the government and support the agitation of the workers in these PSUs.

CITU on agitation on Contract Workers issues

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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The CITU Secretariat held on 31 January-1 February has decided to organise ‘A Week Long Intensive Campaign’ from 15th to 21st February to converge in State-wide Demonstration/Mobilisation/Agitation on 20th or 21st February 2014.
The main demands are:
a) End to mass-scale contractorisation of permanent work and regularisation of contract workers
b) Same wage and service conditions for contract workers in all establishments.

BSNLCCWF expresses its full support to the struggle of the contract workers! BSNLCCWF is also organising Demonstration on 26th February on the issues of the Casual and Contract workers in all sSSAs(Districts).

Huge Rally of peasants at Delhi

31 Friday Jan 2014

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New Delhi, January 31: Hundreds of peasants from Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu and Karnataka held a March and a massive Dharna at Jantar Mantar against the implementation of the Kasturirangan Committee Recommendations on Western Ghats. The Dharna was inaugurated by Hannan Mollah, General Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha. Amra Ram, President, AIKS presided over the meeting.
A Memorandum demanding that the implementation of the High Level Working Group recommendations be stopped and an Expert panel be formed including people’s representatives to come up with a Comprehensive Plan for Protection of Fragile Ecosystems and Livelihoods in Western Ghats was submitted to the Environment Ministry. Over 2.5 lakh signatures were collected from Kerala against the HLWG Recommendations which was also handed over to the Ministry. Delegates from Tamilnadu also came with resolutions against the recommendations passed by Gram Sabhas which will be handed over to the Government. This was a unique feature of the Protest which was a reflection of the mass resentment against the Government move to impose anti-peasant recommendations of the HLWG.
The Meeting was addressed by S.Ramachandran Pillai, Ex-President, AIKS, K.Varadha Rajan, Ex-General Secretary, AIKS, N.K.Shukla, Joint Secretary, AIKS, E.P.Jayarajan President, Kerala Karshaka Sangham, P.Shanmugham, General Secretary, Tamilnadu, Vivasayigal Sangham, Kishan Gujjar, General Secretary, Maharshtra Kisan Sabha, Yamuna Gaonkar, CITU Karnataka, Suneet Chopra, Joint Secretary, All India Agricultural Workers’ Union, Sivadasan, President, Students’ Federation of India among others. K.N.Balagopal, M.P, Rajya Sabha and P.K.Biju, M.P, Lok Sabha addressed the gathering and assured that they will take up the matter of HLWG Recommendations as well as the problems of the rubber farmers in the Parliament. P.Krishnaprasad, Finance Secretary, AIKS welcomed the gathering and Vijoo Krishnan, Joint Secretary; AIKS delivered the Vote of Thanks.
The Meeting resolved to take forward the fight with greater intensity until the demands are met.

The Corporates, India Inc, oppose increase of LPG Quota

31 Friday Jan 2014

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The common people are happy with the increase of LPG quota from 9 to 12 announced by the Government. The UPA government was not happy to take such a decision, but the election year will see so many about-turn like this. The government was also compelled to assure that Adhar will not be mandated for providing subsidy.

And now comes the real culprits. The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has criticised the reversal of earlier decision. It stated that this is a retrograde decision. The Global Rating Agency ICRA has also criticised the same. Now one after another the corporate houses will pressurise the government to change the decision. While they get maximum concession and subsidies by the government, they can not tolerate even a small mercy towards the common people.

Forum writes to Cabinet Ministers

31 Friday Jan 2014

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Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations have written again to Central Cabinet Ministers forwarding the Declaration of the National Convention on Revival of BSNL and MTNL and requesting to concede the demands of the BSNL MTNL organisations for strengthening the PSUs and making them profitable and to enable them to give better service to the customers.
Unions/Associations at field level are requested to meet the Members of Parliament in their area and urge them to support our cause and take the issue with the government, with information to General Secretaries and Forum