AIBSNLOA says about strike.

Himalayan let down: Hours after the indefinite strike started, a drama has been enacted culminating in the JAC calling off the strike based on mere assurances from the Minister, which are nothing but empty assurances which are only repetition of what the Minister had said on Friday the 16th April 2010 to the JAC. The record of the discussions with the Minister shows that the JAC has made an abject surrender without a single demand being resolved and also putting a large question mark over the future of the BSNL employees and executives. On the main issue of opposing disinvestment, on which we had lent our support to the the strike, the record says that all stake holders will be taken into confidence before arriving at a final policy decision by the Government. But moments after the meeting with JAC the Minister has spoken to the press that this issue will be referred to Group of Ministers. This is a sample of the fate these assurances are going to face. On the issue of ITS absorption and Pension revision for pre 1.1.2007 pensioners, the JAC has agreed to preparation of cabinet note which is absolutely not necessary, since extant orders are enough to settle these issues. The ploy of cabinet note is the same old trick to indefinitely delay things. Thus the JAC has given further unending lease of life for ITS officers and put the pensioners into more trouble. Overall the strike settlement is nothing but a farce, which makes mockery of the unsuspecting and innocent employees, and has done irrepairable damage to the interests of the Executives and Employees of BSNL for a long time to come. Once again these leaders have let down the interests of BSNL and the interests of their own members, by willingly landing into the trap laid by vested interests in the Government and BSNL Management.