Since there was a large agenda to be covered and the time was short, the Delegates session started by about 0900 hours. Delegates were tired due to continued sitting and the daily journey in bus from accommodation to Conference site and back, but that did not show in their faces and movements. They were preparing for struggles for the revival of BSNL as also for their own economic demands. During the 3 days about 87 delegates including Circle Secretaries participated in the discussion. Resolutions on important issues were adopted after discussion. Those included on the Revival of BSNL, the demands of the workers, Communal Harmony, on the strikes on 27th November called by the JAC of Non-Executive unions, Strike of the casual and contract workers on 27th November, Agitation being planned by the Central Trade Unions etc. etc.

Certain Amendments to the Union Constitution were presented, and after detailed discussion, adopted.

General Secretary, Com. P.Abhimanyu in his summing up, replied to the criticisms raised, and also spoke on the issues to be tackled and the struggles to be made successful. After the summing up, the report and the audited accounts, presented by the Treasurer, Com. S.C.Bhattacharjee were adopted by the house.

Election of Office-Bearers

The Conference unanimously elected office -bearers with Com. VAN Namboodiri as Patron, Com. Balbir Singh as President, Com. P.Abhimanyu as General Secretary and Com. Swapan Chakraborty as Dy. General Secretary. The house greeted the newly elected office bearers with great applause.

The four day All India Conference of BSNL Employees Union from 6th to 9th November 2014 thus ended at about 1930 hours amidst shouting of Inquilab Zindabad and other slogans after declaration by the President.

Kolkata conference will be remembered for the systematic and disciplined conduct of the Conference as also the hard and dedicated work of the Reception Committee which had to face several challenges in shifting the conference site and other connected difficulties, which they successfully dealt with.

Let us hope that BSNLEU will continue to lead the BSNL workers for a better future both for the BSNL and for its workers.