Dharna on 25-5-11at Gudur(AP)—Grand success

With all seriousness, a mass(maha) Dharna has been organized in front of Divisional Office/Gudur HO under the banner of JCA on 25-05-2011 from 10 AM to 5 PM. Public representatives, political party leaders, representatives from various organizations are invited.
High lights

1. Ten thousand pamphlets have been printed with details of privatization of postal services, closure of Post Offices, effecting deliveries and stared distribution to the public, through daily news papers and our postmen staff.
2. A big flexy(100 sq. feet) has been displayed permanently in front of Gudur HPO showing details of how public are going to loss of Postal services, the names of collapsed organizations so far after entering micknisey reforms.
3. About 150 members participated in Dharna.

Speakers

1. Sri Balli Durgaprasad Rao, MLA, Gudur assured that he would be with us and lead the agitation.
2. Sri Katikala Venkateswarlu, Town secretary of CPI(M) categorically assured that Micknisey company will not be allowed to enter into postal services and further told that post card compain to Prime Minister will be organized not to privatize Postal services.
3. Sri C.V.R.Kumar, Town secretary of CPI assured that they will extend full support to our struggle. Further requested the gathering employees should think over and elect such persons in general elections, who will the root cause for making the policies at higher level.
4. Sri K.V.Krishnaiah from Lok satta emotional spoke about the corruption at higher level and assured that he will sit for hunger strike if necessary to safe guard the postal services.
5. Sri Manapati Ravi from Prajarajyam assured that needful would be done.
6. Sri A.Kesavulu from Uited Teachers Federation(UTF) referred about formation of Disinvestment ministry(Sri Arun sowri) in NDA rule, which paved a way to privatize the Government organizations and the manner in which education filed entered. He assured full co-operation to our agitation and he would be with us till completion.
7. Sri Durgarao from LIC in his speech told that the manner in which they have conducted the struggles in insurance section against the privatization. He assured that from their side they will rally with other organizations in order to safe guard our Postal services.
8. Sri Ahamed from SWF(APSRTC) assured that they will do whatever required not to privatize Postal services.
9. Sri P.Prabhakar rao, a familiar Advocate enlightened about the importance of Postal services to the common man and praised our services when compared to other departments. He further told that each and every family in India has been benefited through Postal services and each family will react for our held definitely. He extended his full support to our struggle he will do the needful from his side.
10. Com Venkaiah from railway employees union expressed that they are also facing privatization problems severely and extended support to our struggle.
11. Com P.Panduranga rao, AGS,GDS union attended and gave a very good and effective presentation about privatization,the fate of other government sectors which are already privatized,the need of our unity and struggle ,if necessary to advance our struggle if the government adamantly move fastly to privatize Postal services.
Dharna programmee was presided over by Com. K. sudhakar and started with garlanding by senior Com. V.Chennaiah to Dr.B.R.Ambedkar statue. Dharna has been inaugurated by Com.P.Viswanatham,Grade-III Postmaster. In between each speaker resounding slogans by Com.M.Pullaiah like Micknisey go back,we will not allow Micknisey reforms into Postal services, not to close Post offices, not to curtile present delivery system to the public, abolish engagement rules to GDS cadre e.t.c Vote of thanks extended by Com.M.Ravindra Reddy, Divl Secretary, Group-‘C’union ........Report by Com.K.Sudhakar