In a move to raise voice against privatisation of the Nationalised Banks, 18th annual general meeting of Bank of India Officers Association (BOIOA) Jharkhand State Unit was organized on Sunday in Ranchi after two years due to the global pandemic. Around 1500 officers from remote areas of Jharkhand participated.
The employees were remembered with moist eyes while paying tribute to the bankers who laid down their lives while providing banking services across the Country during the global pandemic.
Federation of BOIOA, Chairman, BN Madhusudan said that the fight against privatization is a fight to protect the hard earned money of common people. Because many private banks have also failed in front of us, as a result of which the depositors have been longing to withdraw their own deposits when needed., he added
Addressing the gathering President, BOIOA, Sanjay Kumar Das said that State-run banks have been stand firmly with the Country even in the most difficult times from demonetisation to lockdown. If the government does not withdraw the policy of privatization, be prepared for a Nationwide agitation, he added.
Speaking on the occasion General Secretary, Federation of BOIOA, Sunil Kumar said that privatization will harm not only bankers but also common people including students, young people, farmers, small and medium businessmen, traders, poor people and every section of society. “The coming generation will be deprived of jobs. Along with this, the economy of the Country will collapse completely,” he added.
Vice President, Federation of BOIOA and General Secretary of BOIOA Jharkhand State Unit, Sunil Lakra said that Jharkhand is the land of Birsa Munda and the land of agitation. “This is the reason that the participation of the bankers of Jharkhand in the Nationwide movement is almost 100 per cent,” he added.
On behalf of BOIOA Jharkhand State Unit Chairman, Raj Kumar Srivastava, Vice President, Chandrika Ram, Deputy General Secretary, Vijay Wadhwa, Assistant Treasurer, Varun Kumar, Organization Secretary, Sulekha Kachhap and State Level Bankers Committee, Deputy General Manager, Subodh Kumar from Bank of India Management, Deputy General Manager of National Banking Group Ranveer Singh, Zonal Manager, Deputy Zonal Manager, Assistant General Manager and a large number of officers were present in the five zones of Jharkhand State.
Assistant General Secretary Manish Narayan conducted the stage of the program and the vote of thanks was duly done by Deputy General Secretary Vijay Wadhwa.