Modi government wants to sell out the Alipore Telecom Factory, though it is a Heritage building.

On 08th January, 2025, The National Land Monetisation Corporation Ltd., has sent a proposal for inviting financial bids from the firms, for selling out the Alipore Telecom Factory, which is situated in the prime location of Kolkata city.  Though Alipore Telecom Factory has a status of Heritage building, Modi government has taken decision to sell it out. The Alipore Telecom Factory is still functioning and is manufacturing telecom infrastructure equipments for BSNL networks. After getting the news from newspaper, the workers of the Alipore Telecom Factory got agitated and have organised a protest demonstration on 20th January, 2025. Regular employees, pensioners and the factory contract workers, under the banner of BSNL Co-Ordination Committee, organised the demonstration at factory gate. Com.Sujoy Sarkar, CS, BSNLEU and Com.Om Prakash Singh, President, AIBDPA, met the DGM(TF) and conveyed the workers' resentment to the BSNL Management. The CHQ of BSNLEU will take appropriate action to protect the Alipore Telecom factory, from being sold out by The National Monitisation Corporation Ltd.

[Date : 06 - Feb - 2025]