Deshabhimani dumps BSNL, prefers Reliance

Deshabhimani dumps BSNL, prefers Reliance

B Sreejan-

www.expressbuzz.com

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Pushing all big talks regarding the existence of public sector companies ‘out of range’, the CPM state leadership has okayed the entry of Reliance Communications as the communication partner of its mouthpiece ‘Desabhimani’. All units of Deshabhimani were linked together with a high-speed Reliance connection the other day, after replacing the existing BSNL data network.

 The reason: poor service and exorbitant bill charged by the BSNL. Fed up with the continuous delay in sending advertisements and pages, the management of Deshabhimani which comprises Central Committee member E.P. Jayarajan and state secretariat member V. Dakshinamoorthy among others, decided to dump the BSNL connection. Reliance was picked up as the substitute as they offered the best bargain.

‘’How can we stick to the BSNL. Their service is very poor. We are fed up with page delays. In addition, they are charging huge amount as monthly bill,’’ said E.P. Jayarajan, General Manager of Deshabhimani. According to Jayarajan, the Deshabhimani management may rethink about taking the BSNL connection when the services offered by the PSU becomes better.

 However, top sources in the BSNL denied the allegations of Jayarajan that their service was poor. They said the decision of Deshabhimani to dump the BSNL was a sudden one and taken without any provocation.

It may be recalled that the CPM and the CITU had organised a series of struggles to protect the BSNL. It had repeatedly accused the UPA Government for purposefully weakening the BSNL and promoting private telecom operators. But, all those arguments were forgotten by the party when it took the crucial decision to dump BSNL.

 BSNL Employees Union, the pro-CPM union in the BSNL, is upset with the decision. ‘’We always tell everyone to subscribe to our service. Let it be a government office, a private office or a newspaper. Our policy is to promote BSNL connection,’’ said K. Mohanan, secretary, BSNL Employees Union.

‘’But, Deshabhimani might have its own reasons to switch over. It would be unfair if we make a comment without knowing fully the circumstances,’’ he said.

Mohanan also said that his Union would try its best to convince the CPM about BSNL services and win back the Deshabhimani connection.

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