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.

       

  His concern for the employees was not limited to the BSNL. His stern stand during the agitation in the oil sector, organizing the officers of all Central Government Organisations and fighting till the punitive measures were reversed, can stem only from rare gems like him.

       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.