OUR CHQ PRESIDENT
Com G.L.Jogi retires ……on
superannuation
SNEA(I) kmb
district Members whole heartily Congratulate him and We Wish him a Happy,
Peaceful and Healthy retired life.
Com. G
L Jogi, the lion, yes, the lion-hearted and lion-throated leader of men needs
no introduction to anyone on the trade union scene of the country.
He has left inimitable and indelible marks on
organized Trade Union activities.
The great strides made by him on the cadre issues
of the JTOs and the Executives of DOT and BSNL , including promotion of 8000
JTOs in one stroke, the unity of the entire Executive Community, the honorable
entry of the Executives in the BSNL entity, the graceful terms and conditions
for absorption, the drafting of the BSNMS RRs, steps initiated towards cadre-hierarchy system in BSNL, the ITS absorption issue, the 78.2%
DA etc are well known to us.
He, and Com.
W.SeshagiriRao, were the only two leaders in the whole country who resisted the
corporatization of the DOT till the end. But once the BSNL came into existence
it was his prime concern to ensure the profitability and the financial
viability of BSNL, even when everything looked smooth and the profits were at
Rs. 10,000 per year.
His relentless fights to maintain a profitable
organization can be well read in all his statements, writings and fights both
on the Association as well as external fronts.
The 45.5 million GSM tender, the unbundling of
copper, the ADC charges, the Universal Service Obligation Fund etc were all
fought valiantly with
all the strength he could muster. All these definitely yielded rich dividends
also.
His stiff resistance to corruption at the cost
of inviting personal animosity with all and sundry in the top echelons of
hierarchy, is something that only his strength and courage can dare and
accommodate.
His stiff, stern and undaunted
fights against fraudulent allocation of 2g spectrum to real estate
companies like unitech, swan etc, and permitting them to piggyback on bsnl thrusting on
it an illegal roaming agreement, arbitrary and fraudulent allocation of bwa
spectrum, breach of policy by private operators in cartelizing the 3g tender
and roaming with each other, allocation of sub standard 2.6 ghz bwa spectrum to
bsnl, discrimination to bsnl in procurement of chinese equipment, compulsion on
bsnl to pay license fees and spectrum charges based on income inclusive of
non-telecom activities, fight against corruption particularly the fraudulent
wi-max deal, fight against unethical provisions of ntp 2012, are but a few that the limitations of this
page can contain.
And for sure he was greatly successful in
reaching the desired results, utilizing not only the Association platform but
also other agencies like other Unions, media and the Court. Most of the issues
thus highlighted received national attention with the media engrossed in them
for several, not weeks, but months.
Naturally true to his ilk, he hid himself from the limelight. He sought
not fame but justice and this he was able to achieve.
His
interaction with Sri Sam Pitroda on Telecom and BSNL, particularly in the live
interview in the AIC at Nanded is a
testimony of his gigantic stature at the
National level. We certainly are proud that we walked this earth holding hands
with such great personalities. Yes, we were really fortunate.
We are extremely fortunate to have him with us
for many more years to lead us and inspire us. Today when he is stepping out of
the portals of the BSNL and retiring from his official duties, all our Comrades
thank him profusely for his official services in the BSNL.
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