BSNL WORKERS IN & AROUND KOLKATA STRONGLY OPPOSE THE ANTI BSNLEU PROPAGANDA OF NFTE-FNTO ALLIANCE

Almost at the flag end of the campaigning programme of the IVth Membership Verification Comrade Animesh Mitra, Circle Secretary of BSNL Employees Union, West Bengal Circle along with other available Circle leaders have visited Five Districts of BSNLEU WB Circle, situated in and around Kolkata. In all those Five Districts the Employees joined the programme en mass and were very eager to hear the speeches of the leaders.

QUALITY ASSUARANCE DISTRICT

The First meeting was held in QA district. The Employees attached to QA Dist have gathered in numbers. Com. Amitava Chattopadhyay, Treasurer, BSNLEU WB Circle gave his inaugural speech. After that Com Animesh Mitra addressed the meeting and told the gathering regarding the Govt’s derogatory policies to weaken BSNL, IPO matters, VRS/CRS to BSNL employees etc. He also told the workers to keep them alert against anti BSNL policies, anti BSNL- Worker policies etc. He assured that only BSNLEU can save BSNL and its workers from these mischief. The employees assured the leaders that they will vote for BSNLEU in the coming IV MV to save BSNL as well as to protect the interest of BSNL Employees. Com. Uttam Gope, District Secretary QA also spoke on the occasion. Com S. Chowdhury, veteran leader of QA District presided over the meeting.

Circle Telecom Training Centre-CGMT(T) District.

The second meeting was conducted by the CGMT (Technical) District leadership at Salt Lake Training Center. Com Pradyut Das presided over the meeting. At the outset Com. Amitava Chattopadhyay told a huge gathering that none other than BSNL Employees Union could save the interest of the BSNL workers. He also reiterated that from the past experience it is observed that the opposition was never in favour of the employees. They are not in the favour of expansion of BSNL industry. Com. Animesh Mitra in his speech mentioned the global situation, anti-workers policies of the Govt including IPO, Listing, exploitation on Casual/Contract Workers, VRS etc. He also appealed to defeat the opportunist alliance of NFTE BSNL & NUBSNLW (FNTO). Com. Kanchan Mitra, Dist Secy. And Com K. L. Bhattacharya also spoke a few words in the mammoth gathering of both the employees attached to CTTC and the Trainees who came from different parts of West Bengal.

CTO & TCO Districts.

A joint meeting of CTO and TCO District on the eve of IV MV was held at the historic TI Hall of CTO Kolkata. Com S. Bose presided over the meeting. Com. Debashis Khan, Dist. Secretary, CTO District spoke on the occasion. Circle leaders like Comrade Gobinda Das-VP, Comrade S.P.Pande-VP, Comrade Banani Chattopadhyay-Org. Secy. & Comrade Amitava Chattopadhyay, Treasurer, BSNLEU WB Circle and Comrade Ranajit Halder District Secretary TCO were present in the meeting. In his valuable deliberation Comrade Animesh Mitra, Circle Secretary told the gathering that there is no alternative but to vote for BSNL Employees Union in the coming IV MV because for its pro employee policies, for its continuous struggle to save BSNL. its strong opposition to VRS CRS etc. He also reminded that when BSNLEU got second position in the first Membership Verification, it fought for the betterment of the workers as well as for the BSNL Industry. Com. Mitra also told that BSNLEU has no intention to occupy the chair it was always for the workers and will be serving the employees in future also.

CGM (Office) District, Kolkata.

The days ton ended at CGM (Office), Kolkata where a mammoth gathering took place. Circle leaders Like Comrade Prabir Chatterjee-VP, Comrade Ajit Kumar Nandan-ACS were present in the meeting Com. Nandan Presided over the meeting. Comrade Animesh Mitra in his days last speech told the employees that despite several anti BSNLEU propaganda by the alliance of NFTE-FNTO the red flag of BSNL Employees Union will held high in the coming IV Membership Verification. A good number of employees joined the meeting and they assured the leaders to vote for BSNLEU on 21^st January. Comrade Samir Nandy , District Secretary also spoke in the meeting.