As per the decision of the Chennai Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, a “week long campaign” is to be organised from 22^nd March, 2021, which is the 20^th foundation day of BSNLEU. Further, the Chennai CEC meeting has also decided to organise press meet during this week long campaign. These press meets should be organised in all circles and districts. CHQ has prepared a press statement, which should be translated into regional languages and distributed to the media persons. The same matter can be utilised for printing pamphlets, to be distributed among the general public, during the week long campaign.

The officers and employees of LIC have gone on a nationwide strike today, opposing the decision of the government to sell 20% of LIC’s shares, through the IPO route. As per the decision taken in our CEC meeting held at Chennai, BSNLEU organised demonstrations throughout the country today, opposing the disinvestment in LIC. The CHQ heartily congratulates all the circle and district unions which have conducted the demonstration.

The Modi Sarkar is taking all out efforts to privatise the Public Sector banks. However, Finance Minister, Ms. Nirmala Sitaraman has said, "not all Public Sector banks will be privatised". This is nothing but, hiding the truth from the people.

BSNLEU का 20वां स्थापना दिवस- BSNLEU का लाल झंडा फहरा कर सप्ताह भर चलने वाले "सेव BSNL अभियान" की शुरुआत करें...

BSNLEU, अपना 22वां स्थापना दिवस  22 मार्च, 2021 को मनाएगी। चेन्नई में सम्पन्न CEC मीटिंग में, इस दिन से, आम जनता के बीच जा कर BSNL की सुरक्षा और सुदृढ़ता के लिए उनका समर्थन हासिल करने के लिए सप्ताह भर चलने वाला अभियान शुरू करने का निर्णय लिया गया है।

मोदी सरकार ने धीमी गति से किन्तु तीव्रता के साथ BSNL को खत्म करने की शुरुआत कर दी है। BSNL को 4G सेवा देने से वंचित करने के लिए बड़ी ही चतुराईपूर्ण कोशिशें की जा रही है। स्पेक्ट्रम आवंटन पश्चात, अब, BSNL को 4G उपकरण आपूर्ति हेतु अनुमति नही दी जा रही है। 4G तकनीक के बगैर, BSNL निश्चित रूप से जल्द ही बंद हो जाएगा। इसके अलावा, सरकार ने हाल ही में BSNL के टॉवर्स और ऑप्टिक फाइबर मुद्रीकृत (monetise) करने के अपने निर्णय की घोषणा की है। यह और कुछ नही, वरन, BSNL को शनैः शनैः, निजी हाथों में सौंपना है। मोदी सरकार ने पब्लिक सेक्टर को छिन्न भिन्न (dismantle) करना भी शुरू कर दिया है। 

अतः, CHQ सभी सर्किल और डिस्ट्रिक्ट यूनियन्स से आव्हान करता है कि BSNLEU का 20वां स्थापना दिवस, BSNLEU का लाल झंडा फहरा कर सप्ताह भर चलने वाले "सेव BSNL अभियान" की शुरुआत करते हुए मनाया जाए। इस अभियान के दौरान हमारे साथी अपने गांव/शहर के कोने कोने में नुक्कड़ सभाएं आयोजित करें। इन नुक्कड़ सभाओं में BSNLEU के बैनर्स और झंडे भी हों। BSNL की 4G सेवा की शुरुआत, BSNL के टॉवर्स और ऑप्टिक फाइबर के मुद्रीकरण (monetisation) का विरोध और पब्लिक सेक्टर के निजीकरण पर रोक की मांग करते हुए फ्लेक्स बैनर्स भी प्रदर्शित किए जाएं। 

BSNLEU will celebrate it’s 20^th Foundation Day on 22^nd March, 2021. The Central Executive Committee meeting held at Chennai has decided to launch “a week long campaign” on that day, among the general public, seeking their support, to safeguard and strengthen BSNL.

The Modi government has started slowly, but steadily, killing BSNL. Clever steps are being taken by the government, to deny 4G service to BSNL. After allotting 4G spectrum, the government is not allowing BSNL to procure 4G equipments. Without 4G technology, BSNL will be certainly closed down soon. Further, the government has recently announced it’s decision of monetising BSNL’s towers and optic fibre. This is nothing, but to handover BSNL to the private, stage by stage. The Modi government has also started dismantling the Public Sector. 

Hence, the CHQ calls upon all the circle and district unions to celebrate BSNLEU’s 20^th Foundation Day, by hoisting Union’s Red Flag and to launch the week long "Save BSNL Campaign". During this campaign, our comrades should organise street corner meetings in each and every part of their town / city. BSNLEU banners, flags should be carried during this street corner meetings. Flex banners should also be displayed, demanding immediate 4G service to BSNL, opposing monetisation of BSNL’s towers & optic fibre and to stop privatisation of the Public Sector.

LIC is the most prestigious public sector company of the Country. We can say, LIC lays golden eggs, since the company is providing lakhs of crores of rupees for the government’s developmental projects. However, it is a tragedy for the whole country, that the Modi government has decided to hand over LIC to the corporates. As a first step towards the privatisation of LIC, the government has decided to sell 20% of LIC’s shares, through IPO (Initial Public Offer). This decision of the government is a very big disaster for the country and the people. 

The LIC employees are going on a one day strike tomorrow the 18.03.2021, against the disinvestment / privatisation of the LIC. The Chennai CEC meeting of BSNLEU has decided to organise solidarity demonstrations on 18.03.2021, in support of the strike of LIC employees. In accordance with this decision, the CHQ calls on the circle and district unions to organise lunch hour demonstrations tomorrow. Efforts may be taken to mobilise maximum number of employees in these demonstrations.

BSNLEU, AIGETOA, SNEA, AIBSNLEA, FNTO and TEPU organised a powerful protest demonstration today, at CGM office, Chennai Telephones. A few days back, a man was caught red handed, sabotaging BSNL's outdoor equipments. That person was identified as a staff member of Airtel. Despite police complaints given, no action has so far been taken on this issue. Through today’s demonstration, the unions and associations demanded immediate action against the culprits. A delegation of the leaders of the above mentioned unions and associations met Shri Sanjeevi, CGM, Chennai Telephones and demanded effective intervention by the BSNL Management. The CGM assured that needful action would be taken in this regard. 

The Recruitment Branch of the Corporate Office has proposed to hold all the LICEs of the Non-Executives online. A letter in this connection has been written to the General Secretaries of both the Recognised Unions, calling for their views. BSNLEU has already taken a strong position that all LICEs, from Non-Executives to Non-Executive should not be conducted online. According to this decision, BSNLEU has already accepted online LICE from JE to JTO. However, most of the Non-Executives at the lower level, do not have access to computers. Hence, holding TT LICE, JE LICE, etc., is not acceptable to BSNLEU. The All India Centre of BSNLEU is being held today and it will once again discuss this issue and will communicate the decision to the Management.

In view of the continuous indisciplined activities of Com.Bashir Ahmad Khan, Circle Secretary, J&K circle, the All India Centre has already placed him under suspension for six months. Com.Bashir Ahmad Khan had appealed to the Central Executive Committee meeting. In it’s meeting, held at Chennai from 07^th to 09^th March, 2021, the Central Executive Committee looked into the appeal of Com.Bashir Ahmad Khan. Considering the gravity of his indisciplined activities the meeting has decided to completely remove Com.Bashir Ahmad Khan from the post of Circle Secretary.  Further, the Central Executive Committee meeting has debarred him from taking up office bearer post at any level of the Union, for a period of one year. The Central Executive Committee meeting has also directed the Acting Circle Secretary to hold the J&K circle conference by 31.05.2021. The CHQ has written letter today, communicating the decision of the Central Executive Committee.

The entire employees and officers of the banking industry are on a two day strike, starting today. This strike is against the privatisation of the Public Sector Banks, by the Narendra Modi government. BSNLEU has organised countrywide demonstrations today, in support of the bank employees / officers’ strike. CHQ heartily congratulates all the circle and district unions which have organised the solidarity demonstrations.

The entire bank employees and officers are on a 2 day strike, today and tomorrow. This strike is against the privatisation policy of the Modi government. It is to save the Public Sector of the country. The strike is against the looting of the nation's wealth by the big corporates. Let us support this strike by organising Lunch Hour demonstrations throughout the country today. 

The Public Sector banks have rendered immense service for the economic growth of this country and also to the common / downtrodden people. However, the Modi government is taking all out efforts to privatise the public sector banks. Further, the government has also decided to permit the big corporates to start banking service. This is nothing, but allowing the corporates to loot people’s money. The entire bank employees and officers are going on a two day strike on 15^th & 16^th March, 2021 (next Monday and Tuesday) against the privatisation of Public Sector banks. This strike is to save the Public Sector Banks from privatisation. The CEC meeting of BSNLEU, held at Chennai has called on the BSNL employees to organise demonstrations on 15.03.2021, in support of the strike of the bank employees. Hence, the CHQ calls upon the circle and district unions of BSNLEU to organise powerful lunch hour demonstrations.

This year, Indian billionaire, Gautam Adani, added more billions to his wealth than any other billionaire in the world. The net worth of Adani has jumped by $16.2 billion in 2021 to $50 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This has made him the year's biggest wealth gainer, beating even Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Compared to Gautam Adani, the wealth added by Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in Asia is only $8.1 billion. 

The Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNLEU, held at Chennai from 07^th to 09^th March, 2021, has decided to form Coordination Committees of BSNLEU, AIBDPA and BSNL CCWF. General Secretary has written to AIBDPA and BSNL CCWF to communicate this decision .

As per the call of the CHQ, International Women’s Day has been observed on 08.03.2021, in Kerala and Telangana circles. Seminars and special meetings have been organised in these circles. The CHQ heartily congratulates both these circle unions, as well as their district unions which organised the International Women’s Day. 

The Modi government has decided to raise Rs.40,000 crore, by selling the mobile towers and optic fibre of BSNL and MTNL. The government has decided to raise Rs.2.5 lakh crore through Asset Monetisation. The Finance Minister, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced this in the budget. In this, the government has decided to raise Rs.1.3 lakh crore, by selling the assets of Railways and BSNL. As per media reports, Rs.40,000 crore will be raised by the Government, by selling the telecom towers and optic fibre owned by BSNL and MTNL. The government may induct a strategic partner in the Subsidiary Tower Company of BSNL and can monetise the towers. The news item published in today’s Times of India is attached. 

[Source: Times of India dated 12^th March, 2021]

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