Grand Inaugural Session of 3^rd CEC Meeting of AIBDPA held at Kolkata on 18^th August’11

The Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting of AIBDPA started through an impressive Inaugural cum Open Session held at Telecom Institute Hall, CTO, Kolkata on 18^th August’11. Apart from CEC Members and leaders of AIBDPA and sister organizations, more than five hundred BSNL & DoT Pensioners attended the Open Session. Com. A.K. Bhattacharjee, President, AIBDPA conducted the proceedings.

In the beginning, all leaders and members assembled outside the auditorium and Red Flag of the Association has been hoisted by Com. A.K. Bhattacherjee. Com. Sisir Bhattacharyee, Chairman Reception Committee, Com. K.G. Jayraj , G.S. AIBDPA, Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri, President BSNLEU, Com. Animesh Mitra, Secretary, BSNL Co-ordination Committee, Com. Biplab Das, Org. Secretary, BSNLEU(CHQ), Com. Susanto Ghosh and Com. Mihir Dasgupta, Jt. Secretaries of Reception Committee placed floral tributes to the Martyrs’ Column. Thereafter BSNLEU comrades of Bengal presented some mass songs.

Veteran Leader of the P&T and CGE employees’ movement as well as Chairman of the Reception Committee, Com. Sisir Bhattacharjee delivered his welcome speech.

Com. Sukomal Sen, Senior Vice-President of AISGEF inaugurated the CEC Meeting with his elaborate and educative speech. He explained in details the attack on the working class as well as pensioners all over the world by the forces of neo-liberal globalization and the heroic resistance struggles against it. He highlighted the need to intensify nationwide struggles to defeat the anti-worker anti-pensioner PFRDA Bill pending in the Parliament. Com. Sen strongly condemned the growing violent attack unleashed by the present West Bengal State Govt. led by Ms. Mamata Banerjee against Left Front workers, Trade Unions, small peasants, agricultural workers, students, women and democratic people and called for full support from all parts of the country to defeat the attack on democracy.

The meeting was addressed by Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri (Advisor, AIBDPA), Com. K.G. Jayaraj (General Secretary, AIBDPA), Com. R.L. Bhattacharjee (President, NCCPA), Com. Shibshankar Roy (Jt. Convenor, 12 July Committee) and Com. Saibal Sengupta (AGS/ BSNLEU). All the leaders in their speeches highlighted the present critical national situation and stressed the need to build up united movement to resist the onslaught. They also discussed in details the issues related to pensioners. Com. A.K. Bhattacharjee, President extended thanks to all. The large audience listened the speeches with rapt attention.

After the Open Session, the CEC meeting started with Com. A.K. Bhattacharjee on the chair. Com. K.G. Jayaraj, General Secretary, placed the Report on Activities during the interim period and the accounts of the association. CEC Members has started discussion, which will continue on 19^th August’11 at K.G.Bose Smriti Bhawan..