False campaign launched against steel plant: CITU
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The relay starvation strike being organised by the varied commerce unions and folks’s organisations, opposing the Centre’s choice to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), continued for the eightieth day on the Gandhi statue, close to the GVMC, right here on Sunday.
Addressing the individuals, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Pedagantyada Zone basic secretary K. Appala Raju mentioned that the sacrifice of the displaced individuals, who gave their lands for the institution of the VSP, wouldn’t be allowed to go waste. He recalled that individuals of 64 villages had given their lands with the hope that they and their members of the family would get employment within the VSP. About 50% of the displaced individuals have been but to get employment, he mentioned.
Mr. Appala Raju alleged {that a} false campaign was launched against the VSP and it was being countered by the staff. He mentioned that the VSP was presently incomes earnings and was supplying oxygen to varied States, together with Maharashtra. He questioned as to why the POSCO Steel Company in Maharashtra had failed to provide the oxygen wanted for sufferers in that State. This exhibits that whereas public sector steel crops like VSP meet the wants of the individuals, non-public crops like POSCO have been solely occupied with earnings, he alleged.
Mr. Appala Raju mentioned that although the VSP was not allotted captive mines by the Centre, it was nonetheless getting some earnings. It would have made big earnings, if captive mines have been allotted to it, he added. CITU leaders Ch. Ramudu, G. Simhachalam and Anand have been amongst those that participated.
Meanwhile, the relay starvation strike being organised by the Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee at Kurmannapalem, within the industrial space of the town, continued for the 129th day on Sunday.
Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) union basic secretary G. Ganapathi Reddy demanded that the Centre revoke its choice on the steel plant. Union president Dommeti Appa Rao demanded that the VSP administration lengthen help to the kin of the employees, who died as a result of COVID-19.
Porata Committee chairman D. Adinarayana spoke.
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