SATARDAY 22/02/2014
Execution of Bond for availing Study Leave under rule 53(4) of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 - regarding.
DISCUSSION WITH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
Today Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary
General, NFPE held discussion with Secretary, Department of Posts. Com. K. V.
Sridharan, Ex-General Secretary, P3 (CHQ) and Com. Balwinder Singh, Financial
Secretary, P3 (CHQ) were also present. Mainly two issues were discussed.
(1) GDS
issues (2) IT Modernisation
Project & Recruitment
(1)
GDS
Issues:
Regarding GDS issue Secretary, Department of Posts
said that as already informed to the Federations, inclusion under the purview of
7th Pay Commission can be considered and decided by Govt.
(DOP&T) only. Hence whether GDS shall be included under 7th CPC
or separate committee is to be appointed is to be decided by the Government.
Secretary, Department of Posts can only refer the matter to Government and cannot
take any decision in this matter. We told that accepting any other separate committee
(Whether Judicial or Retired officer) will
be equal to accepting the argument of the Government and Department that “GDS
are not Civil Servants and hence they cannot be included in the 7th
Pay Commission”. The JCM Staff side, National Council has already taken a
stand that GDS should be included under the purview of 7th Pay
Commission itself. Further Confederation of Central Government Employees &
Workers & NFPE have conducted a two days strike for inclusion of GDS under
7th CPC. FNPO also conducted two days strike on the same demands. No
Unions/Federations in the Postal Department or in the National Council JCM has
demanded a separate committee for GDS, whether Judicial or Bureaucratic. Accepting
any other Committee will be equal to accepting the stand of the Government that
GDS are not Civil Servants. When NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) have challenged
the stand of the Government that “GDS are not civil servants” in the Hon’ble Supreme
Court and when the Delhi High Court has already issued notice to the Department,
accepting a separate Committee and thereby accepting the stand of the
Government that GDS are not civil servants and hence cannot be included in the
7th CPC will be suicidal at this point of time, as far as GDS are
concerned. We made our position very clear. If the UPA Government is not ready
to accept our stand, we will place our demand before the next Government and go
for indefinite strike. Hence our decision for indefinite strike after election
stands.
(2)
IT
Modernisation Project:
While extending
our cooperation for the implementation of the project, we brought the
difficulties being faced by the employees due to the hasty implementation of
CBS, malfunctioning of some software etc. for immediate redressal. Secretary,
Posts, informed that 10200 recruitment in PA cadre is going to take place and assured
that the difficulties pointed out by the staff side will be taken care of and addressed.
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
NFPE
Thursday 20 February 2014
7th CPC Terms of Reference
It is informed that DOP&T has finalized the terms of reference of
Seventh Central Pay Commission and submitted to Cabinet for approval. Details
of the terms of reference finalized by DOP&T is not disclosed to the staff
side. Details will be known only after the Cabinet meeting which is likely to
be held today evening or tomorrow. (Date of Cabinet Meeting not confirmed)
Wednesday 19 February 2014
WHY SHRI
MAHADEVAIAH IS AGAIN AND AGAIN ABUSING SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE
Shri Mahadevaiah is telling lies and exhibiting
false figures only to show that entire GDS are with him and there is no body in
the AIPEU-GDS (NFPE). NFPE has the responsibility to expose the lies of Shri
Mahadevaiah. In Andhra Pradesh Circle where the General Secretary of AIPEU-GDS
(NFPE) Com. Panduranga Rao is working only 25% (2nd day figure) are
on strike. In the two days strike of NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) 72% GDS
participated. In Kerala and West Bengal nobody is participating in Mahadevaiah’s
Strike. In Mahadevaiah’s own circle Karnataka only 36% (2nd day it
came down) is the strike participation. In the Maharashtra Circle where the All
India President of Mahadevaiah is working the strike is only 35% in the second
day. North East 2%, Uttarakhand 18%, Madhya Pradesh 30%, Himachal Pradesh 27%,
Gujarat 14%, Haryana, Punjab – 20%, Tamilnadu 25%. The figures of other circles
are also more or less the same. (will be published later). The overall
percentage of the strike is below 25%. More than 75% GDS rejected the leadership
and strike call of Mahadevaiah group. That is why he is angry with NFPE and
abusing Secretary General, NFPE using vulgar and unparliamentary words. (Read
Below also)
“EMPTY VESSELS
MAKE MUCH NOISE”
WHY SHRI
MAHADEVAIAH HAS LOST HIS MENTAL BALANCE AND USING FILTHY AND UNPARLIAMENTARY
WORDS AGAINST SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE?
“GDS COMRADES
REJECTED THE WORDS OF BARKING DOG KRISHNAN……………… SHAMELESS, MORALLESS, MEAN, WORST AND PARASITE CREATURE
KRISHNAN AGAIN STARTED TO MAKE FALSE, PROPAGANDA AGAINST AIGDSU …………… WE DON’T
KNOW WHY THIS NARROW MINDED KRISHNAN GOT FEAR ABOUT AIGDSU. EVERY BODY KNOWS HE
IS A BARKING DOG…………. WHO CARES ABOUT THE BARKING OF THIS DOG.”
The above are the words of Shri.
Mahadevaiah, General Secretary of the so-called recognised (!!) GDS Union
exhibited in his website on 18.02.2014. He is calling Com. M. Krishnan,
Secretary General, NFPE & Confederation of Central Government Employees
& Workers and General Secretary, AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) as “BARKING DOG”.
Never in the history of Postal Trade Union movement a General Secretary of a
union has used such filthy and unparliamentary words against any other leader.
Why Shri Mahadevaiah has lost his mental balance?
1. This
Leader thought that he can continue his anti-NFPE propaganda and remain as the
leader of three lakhs GDS forever.
2. Those
who love NFPE tolerated his anti-NFPE propaganda for more than 12 years and in
the Amravathi All India Conference of GDS their protest and anger burst out and
formed a new union called AIPEU-GDS (NFPE). Corruption was one of the main
issue focused by the delegates who formed the new union.
3. NFPE
gave “Associated membership” to the new GDS Union. The decision was ratified by
the Hyderabad Federal Council of NFPE, the highest decision making body of
NFPE.
4. Within
a short span of two years the new GDS union formed Divisional Branches and
Circle Branches in 80% of the Circles and Divisions. In many circles including
Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal etc. more
than 90% to 100% GDS joined the new GDS Union. In other Circles 60 to 80% GDS
joined the NFPE GDS Union.
5. When
the base of the so-called recognised (!!) Union and its leader started eroding
very fast, they started malicious propaganda against Secretary General, NFPE.
Com. M. Krishnan and then General Secretary of AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ) Com. K. V.
Sridharan.
6. Till
the new GDS Union was formed all the GDS used to follow the directions of Shri
Mahadevaiah eventhough they were well aware of the hidden agenda of the leader
and his anti-NFPE lobby as they have no alternative at that time.
7. The
newly formed GDS Union (AIPEU-GDS NFPE) started organizing agitational
programmes jointly with NFPE and its affiliated unions. Regular employees and
GDS employees again started organizing joint programmes under the banner of
NFPE. The new Union organised phased programme of action on 36 points charter
of demands including departmentalisation and civil servant status to GDS and
decided to organize a massive parliament march exclusively on GDS demands on 11th
December 2013. More than 10000 GDS from all Circles participated in the
historic parliament march.
8. Much
worried about the decision of NFPE GDS Union’s Parliament march Shri.
Mahadevaiah suddenly announced that he will also conduct Parliament March on 12th
December 2013. Actually on 12th December 2013, all the Central Trade
Unions together has conducted a massive Parliament march in which about more
than three lakhs workers belonging to INTUC, BMS, CITU, AITUC HMS etc
participated. NFPE, AIPEU GDS-NFPE & Confederation also participated in the
Central Trade Union’s Parliament March. On that day no other Parliament March
was possible as the entire streets of Delhi was filled with Central TU workers
and that is why NFPE. GDS Union conducted Parliament March on 11th
December. Shri. Mahadevaiah’s GDS Union put one big banner at the side of the
Central Trade Union Parliament March and look photos and claimed that more than
10000 GDS participated. (!!!) Only 300 GDS participated. But in the photos
other workers of Central Trade Unions are shown behind the banner. Eventhough NFPE
& AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) has witnessed the actual number of GDS behind the banner
of Shri. Mahadeviah, we have not exposed him at that time. Similarly everybody
in Delhi Knows that the Agarwal Dharmshala, Model Town where Shri. Mahadevaiah
conducted his National convention on 13.12.2013, has a maximum capacity of 400 only.
The hall cannot accommodate more than that. But Shri. Mahadevaiah propagated
that more than 10000 GDS participated in the convention. Those who participated
know the correct figure which is less than 500.
Everytime Shri. Mahadevaiah conducted this type of
Goebelsian false propaganda and many innocent GDS who are not witnessing these programmes
used to believe it.
9. Confederation
and NFPE decided to conduct one day’s All India strike on 12th
December 2012 on 15 point charter of demands in which GDS demands including
Bonus-ceiling raising are included as main demands. Shri. Mahadevaiah’s GDS
Union has not joined this strike. He has not given strike notice also. Again
Confederation and NFPE declared two days strike on 12th & 13th
February 2014. Departmentalisation and grant of Civil Servant status, Inclusion
of GDS under the terms of reference of 7th Central Pay Commission
are the main demands of February 12th & 13th strike.
The strike was a marvelous success. More than 80% of the Departmental and GDS
employees went on strike on two days. Shri Mahadevaiah has refused to join this
two days strike also and has not given any strike notice.
10. Thus
the “Divide and Rule” policy and hidden agenda of Shri Mahadevaiah was exposed
and defeated by the Departmental employees and GDS employees. Even the figures
available with the Department proved beyond doubt that in all the 22 circle
majority of the GDS participated in the two days strike on 12th
& 13th Feb 2014. In some circles the participation of GDS was
100%. Thus the hollowness of the claim of Shri Mahadevaiah that he is the
biggest union has been exposed even before the Government and the department.
11. As a
face-saving exercise Shri Mhadevaiah called for indefinite strike from 18th
Feb 2014. Again he want to split the GDS and Regular employees. After the
emergence of new GDS Union (AIPE-GDS NFPE), the base of Shri Mahadevaiah has
started eroding day-by day and during and after the two days strike of NFPE
& AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) it reached its peak. By that time majority of GDS has
already joined AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) and everybody including the Government and
Department knew that the so called recognised (?) GDS Union of Shri.
Mahadevaiah is a dead horse.
12. The
first day of Shri Mahadevaiah’s strike on 18.02.2014 proved the above facts
beyond and iota of doubt. In majority of circles the strike is below 20% In
Kerala and West Bengal there is no strike at all. In Uttar Pradesh the strike
percentage is 1%. As we know very well from our past experience narrated above,
that if NFPE keep quiet and do not tell the truth to the employees, Shri
Mahadevaiah will go on propagating “100% strike 100% strike everywhere” and
innocent GDS may believe it. So we decided to put an end to this Goebelsion
tactics and placed the strike percentage received from Circles in our website
to put the records straight.
13. To
show how false propaganda is made by Shri Mahadevaiah through his journal we
will give one example. (We can give many such examples). In his journal’ Rural
Postal Employees” (Feb 2014) Shri Mahadevaiah published an article in Hindi
written by his Guru and Mentor Shri Govind Singh Asiwal (G. S. Asiwal). In the
article the following lines are written.
“Recently in West Bengal and Kerala Circle 6 + 5
Thousand GDS has joined Mahadevaiah’s GDS Union.” (translation).”
Meaning “due to the effort of Shri Mahadevaiah 6000 GDS
in West Bengal and 5000 GDS in kerala joined his GDS Union.”
What is the
real fact:
In Kerala and West Bengal all the GDS were in
Mahadevaiah’s GDS Union. After formation of the new AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) union 100%
GDS left the Mahadevaiah union and joined NFPE GDS Union.
Shri Mahadevaiah formed his GDS Union in Kerala with the
help of less than 20 GDS who resigned from other GDS Unions due to their
internal problems. Not even a single NFPE GDS member has joined Mahadevaiah.
Any GDS employee or anybody from Mahadevaiah Union can ask under RTI to Chief
PMG Kerala and verify it. We challenge Shri Asiwal and Shri. Mahadevaiah to
prove their claim of 5000. Same is the case with West Bengal also. The very
fact that no GDs went on strike on 18th Feb or 19th Feb
in West Bengal & Kerala itself proves that there is no Mahadevaiah GDS
Union in West Bengal and Kerala. This is the model of false propaganda of Shri
Mahadevaiah and his group.
14. This
time NFPE decided to expose their false claim as otherwise innocent GDS will be
misguided and we did it. Shri Mahadeviah has never expected this. He thought
this time also he can continue his lies and fool the GDS without conducting any
serious strike at grass root level. In his own Karnataka circle about 50% GDS
rejected his strike call. And in Madhya Pradesh, his Guru’s Circle only less
than 20% went on strike. Thus the “paper castles built by lies” started
collapsing one by one and it is total panicky in Mahadevaiah’s camp.
15. In the coming days Shri Mahadevaiah is
going to face his “Waterloo”
We are
confident that in the next membership verification the newly formed GDS Union
of NFPE (AIPEU-GDS NFPE) will become the number one union and the Mahadevaiah
union is going to face its “Waterloo”. Confederation and NFPE has already
declared indefinite strike in the month of June 2014 immediately after the
formation of new Government, whichever party’s Government may come to power,
demanding settlement of 15 point charter of demands in which GDS
Departmentalisation and civil servant status is one of the main demand. NFPE
& AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) have declared the biggest mass protest of 50000 (Fifty
thousand) GDS in front of Parliament in the month of September 2014. Before
that an All India “GDS liberation March” lead by NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
leaders covering all the 22 circles will be organised.
16. We are fighting both legally and
organizationally.
As all of you are aware first time in the history of GDS
NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) has filed writ petition in the Hon’ble Supreme
Court (Writ Petition No. WP (Civil) No. 1003 of 2013) requesting implementation
of the 1977 Supreme Court judgment and grant of Civil Servant status and all
other benefits of departmental employees to 2.76 lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks. The
Hon’ble Supreme Court have pleased to direct the Delhi High Court to hear the writ
petition and decide the case on behalf of three lakhs GDS. Accordingly the writ
petition stands transferred to Delhi High Court and registered under WP (Civil)
No. 168 of 2014. The First hearing of the case was held on 13.12.2013 and the
Hon’ble High Court directed to issue notice to the Government and Department of
Posts. The next hearing of the case is on 07.05.2014. We believe that the
judgment in this case will be a turning point in the history of the GDS.
Eventhough Shri. Mahadevaiah is the General Secretary of the so called recognised
(?) GDS Union from 1999 onwards (15 years) he could not file a writ petition in
the Supreme Court requesting implementation of 1977 Judgment. He spent the
entire money and period carrying out anti NFPE propaganda. The new GDS Union of
NFPE has done it, within two years of its formation eventhough they have no
money.
17. First time the Government was compelled to
include GDS issues in the agenda for discussion of JCM National council.
Due to the
effort made by NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) through Com. S. K. Vyas, the
legendary leader of Central Government Employees & Advisor Confederation,
first time in the history of JCM, the Government (DOP&T) was compelled to
admit the GDS items in the agenda of the items to be discussed in the JCM
National Council.
18. And
now, as an impact of the two day’s strike of February 12th & 13th
of 80 to 100% employees (both Departmental & GDS) the Postal Board has
referred the demand of NFPE & FNPO and the GDS Union of NFPE/FNPO for
inclusion of GDS under the terms of reference of 7th CPC, to the
Departmental of personnel & Training (DOP&T) for decision. Secretary,
Department of Posts has written a letter to Secretary General NFPE & FNPO
communicating the above decision.
19. AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) obtained stay order from
CAT against abolition of posts and Department issued order keeping in abeyance
the abolition of more than 5000 Postmen and MTS Posts, which are promotional
Posts of GDS.
As per the orders of the DOP&T Postal Departmental
issued orders for abolition of about 5000 Postmen and MTS posts for the period
from 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 thus affecting the promotional chances of 5000
GDS. The new GDS Union AIPEU GDS (NFPE) filed a case in the CAT principal Bench
Delhi along with the P4 Unions of NFPE and FNPO and got stay orders. The
department dragged the implementation of CAT order and AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) filed
contempt petition with P4 against the department. Finally Department
(Directorate) issued orders not to abolish any Postmen/MTS posts and to keep
the abolition order in abeyance. Mahadevaiah GDS Union has not done anything
when thousands of posts are abolished from 2001 onwards. Now also they are
sleeping and NFPE GDS union which is formed just two years back has done it.
20. AIPEU-GDS
(NFPE) and NFPE conducted one day strike on 12th December 2012 in
which the raising of bonus ceiling of GDS to 3500 was main demand. Secretary
General of NFPE & FNPO met the Minister Communications and the Minister
assured to recommend the case and sent the file to Finance. Secretary,
Department of Posts also took a favourable stand. Knowing very well that the
Minister has agreed to recommend the case, due to the effort made by Secretary
Generals of NFPE & FNPO, Mahadevaiah GDS Union conducted a fragmented
strike and unconditionally withdrawn the strike even without any discussion
with Postal Board. Due to the effort and follow up action taken by NFPE &
FNPO, the Bonus ceiling was raised. Mahadevaiah group tried their best to claim
the credit for it, but majority GDS who understood the truth did not believe
it.
21. Time
and again, history has proved that all those who cheated the NFPE and tried to
break the unity of departmental employees and GDS, after getting elevated to
the General Secretary posts with the help of NFPE, are thrown to the dustbin of
history. Shri Mahadevaiah was made as General Secretary of the GDS Union by
Com. Adinarayana and other top leaders of NFPE. After reaching Delhi, he
started joining hands with the anti-NFPE lobby and hijacked the GDS Union to anti
NFPE camp and made it his “Private Limited company”. But history has its own
rule and that is how new GDS Union (AIPEU-GDS NFPE) has emerged upholding the
truth and the tradition of our great and glorious organisation NFPE. The days
of those “anti-NFPE slogan walas” are counted and the new GDS Union of NFPE
shall lead the entire GDS in future. No force on earth can prevent it. And no
filthy language or unparliamentary words can deter NFPE and AIPEU-GDs (NFPE)
from its onward march for the liberation of 2.76 lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks.
“Let Empty Vessels Make Much Noise, But NFPE and
AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) leadership will not be provoked by such slanderous write ups
and we will always keep the decency and decorum which is the hallmark of NFPE
leadership right from Com. Tarapada Mukherjee to Com. Dada Ghosh to Com. K. G.
Bose to Com. Adinarayana and N. J. Iyer and other leaders who lead the Great
Postal Trade Union movement.
(M.
Krishnan)
Secretary
General
National
Federation of Postal Employees
Mob:
09447068025
E-mail:
mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
(Remaining parts will be published later if required)
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