After more than one decade, I got the opportunity again to visit Mandya in Karnataka and meet our comrades. yesterday, 20th June, A meeting was arranged at Mandya on my visit which was attended by a large number of comrades. Com T.D.Chandra Dasu, District President of BSNLEU presided. Com.Puttasamt, district Secretary welcomed all and briefed the housed about certain issues. Com. M.C.Balakrishna, All India Orgnising secretary spoke about the latest developments. I was welcomed and honoured in the tradition Karnataka style with peta and shawl.

I spoke about the recent agreement on 78.2% IDA pay fixation, issues of casul labours and pensioner, our efforts to improve the serrvices, the memorandum to the GoM on Revival of BSNL etc. and the organisational tasks we have to attend to.

Mandya was always been a strong centre of the union. My hearty conratulations for all the comrades.