Ministers praising Birla who is facing CBI enquiry

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The cat is coming out of the box. The UPA Ministers, one after another is coming in support of Kumaramangalam Birla, who is facing CBI enquiry on the charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption charges in allotment of coal fields, along with former Coal Secretary P.C.Parakh.
What these Cabinet Ministers are saying?
“I can not fathom how a case of impropriety can be made against business icon Kumaramangalam Birla?” – Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.
“Recent incidents will dampen business confidence and investment” – Minister of state Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot.
“I do not agree with the way people’s names are dragged in to controversies” – Minister of State Telecom and Shipping Milind Deora
“We seem to have set out to turn the clock back to an era where profit was dirty word” – Minister Information and BroadcasTing Manish Tewari.

These are real threatening words to the CBI. The above are Ministers in the UPA government who have got maximum influence in the party and the government.This is a warning to the CBI not to prove the case further. Further they very well know that as in the case of 2G scam, this coal scam also will move towards the Prime Minister.
Another aspect of the sayings is that it is not wrong to use any method to maximise the profits of the corporates; it is their right to increase their profits in any way and nobody can question them.
These are all known to the people; but now it has openly been admitted by the top leaders of the UPA government themselves. Have they forgotten the often said words – ” Justice will take its own Course”.
Post Script: The Coal secretary P.C.Parakh has openly stated that ” If CBI thinks I am wrong, then PM is also equally responsible” ” That there is the approval of the PM is on file. It is not oral”. But has the CBI got the guts to question PM?

Russians want Communism Back

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I am reproducing a paper report below, which shows that the Russians want Communism back. Russian People are realising the benefits of Communism at this juncture.

October 13, 2013 About 60 percent of Russians believe there were more positive than negative aspects to life in the former Soviet Union, an opinion poll suggests.
Of the 1,000 people whom Russia’s Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) interviewed by telephone in a survey last month, 14 percent said the word communism had percent “very pleasant,” “positive” or “wonderful” connotations for them and 12 percent said they were nostalgic about the Soviet era.
Communism was just a thing of the past for 11 percent, but the same proportion believed communism meant good and stable life.
To 7 percent, the word communism gave a sense of “disgust” or “sad associations” or meant “something negative” generally.
For 5 percent, it stood for dreams of a “radiant future” that had never come true (“it’s a great pity that we never came to see it”).
Asked by pollsters to explain the meaning of the word communism, 23 percent said that for them it meant a just society where everyone is equal and all property is common.
For 9 percent, the word primarily stood for a specific economic and social system, while for 8 percent it represented a life better than today’s (“we were better off, people were taken better care of,” and “people were more plain and life was more plan as well”).
Six percent said communism represented good and stable life for them, and praised the official Soviet era principle “From each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs.”
Five percent dismissed communism as a utopia or fairytale.
Respondents were also asked to explain what they might see as positive and negative aspects of the Soviet system.
In response, 33 percent credited it with good social security guarantees, stability and good care of people, 14 percent said it had been a system of justice and social equality, 9 percent said the Soviet Union was a land of rule of law and discipline, 7 percent praised the country’s guaranteed employment, and another 7 percent claimed that people were more willing to help each other then than they are today.
On the other hand, 9 percent criticized Soviet-era restrictions on rights and liberties, 7 percent accused the Soviet system of suppressing personal individuality, another 7 percent said shortages of basic consumer goods were that system’s main defect, 6 percent slammed abuse of authority in that period and 5% condemned the repressive rule in the Soviet Union.
By and large, 59 percent of respondents believed there were more positive than negative aspects to communism. In that category, 69 percent were people aged 60 or more and 47 percent people aged between 18 and 30.
Moreover, 43 percent would have welcomed Russia’s re-adopting the communist ideology, 38 percent were not happy with the idea, and 19 percent were undecided on this point.VIDEOS

17th October – A Historic Day for the Indian Communists

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Yes, 17th October is a historic day for the Indian Communists.The Communist Party of India was formed on 17th October 1920 at Tashkent. It was in a secret meeting that the same was formed outside India territory.
Communist Movement in India has completed 94 years.It was persecuted by the British, and then by the Government of free India also. But it had remained in the field and grown, though not to the extent required.
On this day My Greetings to all the Comrades of the Communist movement! Also we remember all those martyrs who fought for the upliftment of the people and sacrificed themselves for the great cause.

Congratulations to Odisha Comrades

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The reports receiving from Odisha Circle is welcome. In the post-cyclone situation, the BSNL Management and staff together are making all out efforts to restore the Communications in the state. Our Greetings and Congratulation to the BSNL fraternity for their best efforts.
BSNL got appreciations from the people of Uttarakhand for the restoration work after the massive landslides and floods and devastation in the state. Now the people of Odisha also will be appreciating the efforts of the BSNL to restore the services.
OUr thanks to the Unions leaders and workers also for their best efforts.

The inhuman exploitation of contract workers in BSNL UP(E) Circle.

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The contract workers engaged in UP(E) Circle of BSNL are facing inhuman exploitation from the contractors.BSNL Management is either closing its eyes to these gross violation of rules and regulations or are a willing party to the same.
In the meeting of a some leaders and workers of BSNLCCWF held at Lucknow, the leaders placed the sharp facts before Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President of BSNLCCWF, who had come to Lucknow to attend the Circle Convention on “Revival of BSNL” on 15th October. Though the Minimum Wage as per government of India rules and BSNL instructions come to around Rs.6,000 in C class Cities for the unskilled, the wages paid are around Rs. 1,500 – 2,000, except in very rare cases. No EPF or ESI are deducted and remitted to the EPF/ESI authorities with the equal contribution of the Contractor/Principal Employer ie. BSNL. Workers are retrenched when they demand for their rights. The Circle Secretary, BSNLCCWF, Com. Tiwari himself has been retrenched months back. BSNLEU leaders have taken up the matter with the Management but no action from the latter.

It is shocking that the BSNL Management is sleeping over this injustice. Some of the General Managers, the top management of the SSAs, are stated to threaten the poor labours that if they raise the issue of minimum wage, EPF etc. they will be retrenched and even get arrested on false cases. This is a shame to the entire BSNL Management. If the contractor is not paying the minimum wage as per the orders of the Government of India and the orders of the CMD BSNL, they should be black-listed and kept out of the tenders. In some SSAs, it is told, that the BSNL officers themselves are paying the wages, but the amount is far below the minimum wage and EPF/ESI are not implemented.
The Circle BSNL Management should ponder how much they are violating the orders of the government and CMD BSNL and is becoming a willing party to the exploitation of the contract workers by the contractors.
This is shame to the entire BSNL itself. Each and every officer/employees of the BSNL as well as the management should come forward to put an end to this inhuman exploitation.

UP East wake up call For “Revival of BSNL”

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The massively attended State convention of BSNL Employees at Gandhi Bhawan Auditorium in Lucknow on 15th October 2013 has enthused the workers to continue with their sustained efforts to improve the services and Revival of BSNL in the coming period.The Convention was called as per the decision of the National Convention of BSNL Employees held at New Delhi on 3rd August on “Revival of BSNL”.

The Convention was presided over by Com.R.N.Pandey, Circle Secretary NFTE and president of Forum of UP East Circle.Circle Secretaries of the participating unions welcomed all. Com. R.K.Mishra, Circle Secretary BSNLEU and state convener Forum, presented the Declaration adopted in the National Convention.. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, National Convener, Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations, spoke in detail about the present situation of BSNL, the anti-PSU policy of the government, the lack of commitment of the top management and the need to improve the services etc. He said that without a sustained struggle against the anti-PSU policy of the government, the BSNL can not be improved. The decisions of the National Convention was briefed to the house.
Coms. C.Singh (NFTE), Suresh Kumar (BSNLMS), K.Sebastin (SNEA), P.K.Thyagi (AIBSNLEA), G.L.Jogi (SNEA) and other national leaders spoke and enthused the audience for giving a better service to the customers. Com.K.R.Yadav Vice-President, BSNLEU proposed vote of thanks.
BSNL employees from all parts of the Circle attended the convention. The Convention came to an end with shouting of slogans and the determination that UP East Circle will improve its services and make all out efforts for getting profit to the company.

BSNLCCWF CEC at Bhubaneswar postponed

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The BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation CEC Meeting scheduled to be held at Bhubaneswar on 19-20 October 2013 has been postponed in view of the serious damage and devastation in Odisha due to the Cycle Phailin and also considering the urgent necessity for rehabilitation and restoring the communications in the state.
As per the suggestion of the Reception Committee and in consultation with the concerned comrades, it has ow been decided to postpone the CEC. As such the railway reservations etc. made be cancelled.
The next dates for the CEC meeting will be intimated later.

India votes against UN Resolution against Child Marriages!

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The insincerity of the Government of India on the girl child issues has been exposed once again. It has voted against a Resolution Against Child Marriage moved in the UN Human Rights Council. While 107 countries voted in favour of the Resolution, India did not support the same.
India is the country where maximum child marriages are being conducted. 40% of world wide child marriages are in India – about 24 million!While the government is very vocal about saving the girl child, against child marriages etc. it did not support the UN Resolution against Child Marriage.
Political exigencies are more important to the Government than the welfare of the people and especially the women and girl child.

Interesting statement by RBI Governor

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Raghuram Rajan, RBI Governor, who was in Washington yesterday, has assured the MNCs that the Government of India will bring big banking reforms so that even the MNCs can take over indian banks! Is it reform that Indian banks should be handed over to foreign banks? And such statements are made in a foreign country to appease and please the foreign companies!
Already the Government is in the process of giving licences to the Indian Corporates and big business houses to start banks. The people have not forgotten how the private banks, in the 1950-60s, have been cheating the public and how the government was compelled to nationalise these banks.
Is India gradually being converted in to a subsidiary of the US Government?