BSNL groups condemn Anantkumar Hegde’s statement branding employees as traitors

New Delhi: The All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) Tuesday crtiticised the statement given by Anantkumar Hegde, a Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) lawmaker, who termed state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employees as traitors.
The statement said that the AUAB condemns the atrocious outbursts of Shri Ananthakumar Hegde.
While speaking at an event on Monday, in Karnataka, MP Hegde said that BSNL employees are “traitors” who were not willing to work to develop a well-known company. He also added that more than 88,000 employees of BSNL would be fired and that, BSNL would be privatised.
“The outbursts of Shri Anantkumar Hegde are deplorable and the “All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB)” strongly condemns them. Whenever, natural calamities like cyclone, floods, etc., struck the nation, it was BSNL which provided service for relief and rescue operations, while the private telecom companies used to shut-down their services.” the release stated.