Unions oppose proposal to privatise steel plant
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‘VSP has played a key role in development of N. Andhra’
Several commerce unions, folks’s organisations and members of the general public took half in a protest rally opposing the proposal of the Centre to privatise the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
The Greater Visakha City Committee of the CPI(M) staged a protest on the Gandhi Statue close to GVMC on Thursday. Addressing the gathering, secretary B. Ganga Rao condemned the choice and demanded its speedy withdrawal, failing which he stated the CPI(M) would launch a concerted wrestle to oppose the privatisation proposal.
He recalled that 32 individuals had misplaced their lives of their wrestle to make sure that the plant was arrange in Visakhapatnam. “The Communists and other political parties, students and youth waged a relentless campaign against the then Congress government for the establishment of the plant. The plant has also played a key role in the growth and development of North Andhra apart from contributing to the growth of the city,” he stated.
“The plant provided employment of thousands of people apart from contributing to the economy of the nation. The BJP has cheated the steel plant by failing to concede to its demand for providing captive mines. The non-allocation of captive mines was causing an additional burden of ₹3,000 crore a year to the plant,” the CPI(M) secretary alleged.
Mr. Ganga Rao additionally discovered fault with the BJP leaders from the State for failing to increase their voice in opposition to the privatisation of the steel plant. He demanded that the ruling YSR Congress authorities within the State instantly write to the Centre looking for to withdraw the choice. He additionally known as upon the TDP to be a part of the agitation in opposition to the NDA authorities on this regard.
He additionally requested the Jana Sena Party (JSP) candidate from Gajuwaka to determine whether or not to stand with the folks or align with the BJP on this situation.
CPI(M) leaders R.K.S.V. Kumar, B. Jagan, M. Subba Rao, Swatantra Kumar, K.M. Kumara Mangalam and Poleswara Rao participated within the protest.
