Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (NR/MB)
Mangalore Jul 8: According to a press release, the Dakshina Kannada unit of the joint forum of the BSNL unions and associations of non-executives and executives have agreed to go on a one day strike on July 11.
According to the press release BSNL unions and associations are demanding the issue of purchase orders for GSM lines for BSNL.Although the order for 45.5 million GSM lines was planned and tenders were floated two years ago, but till date it has not been executed. This has resulted in losses running into crores of rupees for BSNL.
Moreover, the efforts of the forum to meet the minister of communication and IT too has not been successful. Hence, the forum has decided to call for a nationwide strike on July, 11 which will be converted into an indefinite strike in case the issue is not resolved. Also massive dharna’s are being planned in front of the Telecom House in Mangalore on July 9 and 10.