PDF extends support to relay fast by steel plant employees against privatisation
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Progressive Democratic Front (PDF) flooring chief within the A.P. Legislative Council V. Balasubrahmanyam has prolonged support to the relay starvation strike being organised on the banner of the All Trade Unions, People’s Organisations Vizag Steel Plant and Public Sector Undertakings Protection Committee, on the Gandhi statue right here on Sunday. Employees of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) participated within the a hundred and first day of the relay starvation strike. The PDF chief, who’s on a go to to the town, visited the camp and expressed solidarity.
Addressing the individuals, Mr. Balasubrahmanyam counseled the employees and leaders of varied commerce unions, who had been making sustained efforts to save the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). He alleged that the adamant perspective of the Union authorities was a sign of its insurance policies of privatisation and corporatisation of PSUs. The BJP leaders had been attempting to idiot folks by saying that there was no trigger for fear because the VSP would stay in Visakhapatnam and it will not be closed down, he stated.
He alleged that the BJP leaders don’t have any respect for the folks, PSUs and don’t have any accountability in direction of the setting. Mr. Balasubrahmanyam stated that the VSP was paying all taxes and dividends to the federal government because it was a PSU. Many of the personal organisations had been evading taxes, he alleged. The PSUs work for the reason for the folks, present employment to the youth and implement the rule of reservation, which was not the case with personal organisations, he stated.
The steel plant had labored relentlessly to meet the medical oxygen wants of varied States within the nation, he stated. The PDF chief stated {that a} decision was handed within the Assembly by the YSR Congress Party authorities on the problem. But it was not despatched to the Legislative Council. On the explanation for not sending it to the council, the YSR Congress Party leaders say they are not looking for to damage the BJP members within the Council, he stated. He referred to as upon all sections of individuals to support the agitation to save the Steel Plant.
FDNA common secretary A. Aja Sarma, UTF district secretary Appa Rao and leaders of HSL unions participated.
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