The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Saturday alleged that a deliberate attempt is being made to wind up BSNL and a bleak picture of its financial health has been painted.
The trade union in astatement said that a deliberate leak seems to be doing the rounds of themedia, painting a bleak picture of the financial health of BSNL. It furthersaid that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was ‘unable to pay’ recently eventhe salaries of the employees for two months, and it is made to look as ifoverstaffing is the key problem that needs to be corrected through voluntaryretirement scheme (VRS), compulsory retirement scheme (CRS), reducing the ageof retirement etc. The AITUC condemns the “deliberate and slow killing ofvarious branches of public sector, BSNL being only one instance”, theunion alleged.
“BSNL is fighting on for survival, bereft of any support from the government and sabotaged from within by high ranking officers and politicians,” it added.