PATIALA: On the Call of All India Bank Employees Association & All India Bank Officers Association a Massive Demonstration was held before State Bank of Patiala, Head Office, Patiala.

While addressing the gathering on Monday, Com.S.K.Gautam, Secretary, All India State Bank of Patiala Emp.Fedn told that Despite assurance and Commitments made in Conciliation meeting  by the IBA before CLC & Ministery of Labour not to persue the Merger Agenda the SBI Management is proceeding for the merger of State Bank of Indore in SBI.

Proposal for merger of more nationalized banks is also on the cards which is not at all in the interests of Common People at this juncture which will  lead to monopoly when competition is required. He further stated that Banks are attacking our basic trade union right of Collective Bargaining by not inviting elected representatives of the Union.

If the managements and Govt. do not stop the proposals of consolidations and Mergers in Public Sector Banks and not stop the process of merger of State Bank of Indore in SBI the Nation wide strike will be observed throughout the Nation in all the Banks on 16th December, 2009 and a massive Morcha to the parliament will be taken out on 3rd December, 2009.

He called upon the comrades to mobilise maximum members for participation in the March to the Parliament. A massive Dharna will also be staged on these demands on 25th November, 2009 before State Bank of Patiala, Head Office, Patiala in which members from state of Punjab will participate.

The Demonstration was also addressed by Com.Parveen Setia, Secretary, PBEF Local Fedn. & Com.Yadvinder Gupta,Treasurer, All India State Bank of Patiala Emp.Fedn. also addressed the demonstration.