Aggrieved BSNL workers write to PM, seek help: Report

The employees of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reaching out for his help to breathe new life into the hard-pressed public sector undertaking. The crux of the letter was their fear of the Finance Ministry proposing to shut the telecom company instead of charting its revival.

The Sanchar Nigam Executives’ Association’s president Sebastin K, in a letter to the PM, said, “It is felt that those officers involved in the process may not get an opportunity to learn about the critical role played by BSNL in nation-building and in implementing government schemes and projects,” according to a report by Business Standard.

The letter also highlighted the fact that the company directly employees a large number of people who carry out most of the operational and maintenance tasks by themselves.