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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has powerfully condemned the remarks made by BJP MLC Somu Veerraju against commercialized unions and Left enactment leaders who person been agitating against the Centre’s connection to privatise the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
It whitethorn beryllium recalled that Mr. Veerraju had connected Monday stated that the VSP would not beryllium privatised, portion simultaneously making insinuating remarks against the protesting commercialized unions and Communist leaders.
Addressing the media present connected Tuesday, CPI(M) Central Committee subordinate K. Lokanatham and others said that Mr. Veerraju’s comments bespeak the party’s vexation implicit its inability to privatise adjacent 1% of the VSP owed to the sustained agitation by workers. Mr. Lokanatham urged Mr. Veerraju to prevail upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to marque a wide connection that the privatisation connection has been shelved. He besides questioned wherefore imperishable and declaration employees are being removed if determination is nary determination towards privatisation.
Mr. Lokanatham further asked wherefore the Centre has not allocated funds for the modernisation of the works oregon provided captive mines, portion specified benefits were extended to the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India works successful Anakapalli district.
CPI(M) Visakhapatnam territory caput M. Jaggunaidu demanded that BJP leaders successful the State transportation the Prime Minister to either allocate captive mines to the VSP oregon merge it with the Steel Authority of India Limited(SAIL). He asserted that the BJP does not person the motivation close to criticise the Left parties, which person been consistently opposing the Centre’s determination to privatise the plant.
