AIPEU GDS (NFPE) PARLIAMENT MARCH

Streets of Parliament in Delhi was flooded with thousands of Gramin Dak Sevaks who participated in the massive program of "Parliament March" demanding -- Departmentalization of Branch Post Offices, Grant of Civil status to GDS, Inclusion of wage revision & service conditions of GDS under the purview of 7th CPC and to resolve all the demands of GDS submitted by GDS (NFPE) to the Central Govt.

About 10,000 GDS from all Circles represented in the program with colourful banners, red flags, placards and their rousing slogans roared near Parliament. Never in the past such  a marvelous rally of GDS was organized before the Parliament.

Com.Bijoy Gopal Sur, All India President, AIPEU GDS (NFPE) presided over the program. Com.P.Pandurangarao, General Secretary made welcome speech and invited all the leaders and GDS participants to the program and congratulated them for making the rally a historic success.

Com.A.K.Padmanabhan, All India President, CITU inaugurated the rally and explained about the adverse impact of Govt’s neo liberal policies on the working class of this country and assured full support of working class to all struggles including strike to be organised by NFPE & Postal JCA  for realization of the justified  demands of GDS.

Com.Basudev Acharya, Senior Member of Parliament attended as Chief Guest and totally supported the legitimate demands and rights of GDS & assured all cooperation inside and outside  the House of Parliament for the agitational programmes of GDS.

Com.S.K.Vyasji, Advisor, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers explained in detail about the struggles conducted by NFPE and Confederation for GDS and the present legal battle proceedings pending  in Supreme Court.

Com.M.Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE & Secretary General, Confederation explained the struggles conducted by NFPE under the leadership of great leaders like Com. Tarapada Mukherjee, Dada Gosh, K.G.Bose, N.J.Iyer, Adinarayana for the cause of GDS. He reminded the responsibility of the newly formed GDS (NFPE) Union towards 3 lakhs GDS. The Secretary General emphasized the decisions of NFPE, Central JCA & Confederation to go on indefinite strike if the demands of GDS are rejected by the Govt.

The leadership of NFPE with all General Secretaries & office bearers participated in the rally.

Com.I.S.Dabas,General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen &MSE / Gr.D & Dy. SG,NFPE,

Com.Giriraj Singh, General Secretary, R-III & President NFPE

Com.T.Satyanarayana, General Secretary, AIPAEA.,

Com.Pranab Bhattacharya, General Secretary, AIPAOEU.,

Com.Virender Tiwary, General Secretary, AIP SBCOEA.,

Com.K.Raghavendran, Former Secretary General, NFPE

Com.K.V.Sridhran, Former Genl. Secretary, AIPEU Gr.C.,

Com.R.N.Parashar, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE,

Com.S.Raghupathi, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE,

Com.R.Seethalakshmi, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE,

Com.A.Manoharan, Working President, NFPE,

Com.Vrigubhattacharya, Vice President, CCGEW,

Com.Geetha Bhattacharya, Mahila Committee, Confederation also addressed the rally.

All the CHQ Office bearers and Circle Secretaries of AIPEU GDS (NFPE) were also present and Com.R.Dhanraj, Dy. GS & Com.V.Murukan, Financial Secretary addressed the rally.

Com.R.N.Prashar conveyed the vote of thanks to all the leaders and participants and concluded the programme in a grand manner.