Rallies, protests mark State bandh
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Left parties form human chain at Maddilapalem Junction
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Activists of the Left parties and people s organisations staging a protest at Maddilapalem in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
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Left parties form human chain at Maddilapalem Junction
A human chain was formed at Maddilapalem Junction by the Left parties during the State bandh observed in protest against the privatisation of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). YSRCP general secretary and Rajya Sabha member V. Vijaya Sai Reddy. Ministers K. Kannababu and M. Srinivasa Rao and, MP M.V.V. Satyanarayana participated in the protest.
Plan to privatise major ports opposed
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Will oppose implementation of Labour Codes, says union leader
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Will oppose implementation of Labour Codes, says union leader
A protest was organised by trade unions, owing allegiance to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), at the Visakhapatnam Port Trust here on Wednesday demanding withdrawal of the proposal to privatise major ports in the country and against the proposed privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP).
United Port and Dock Employees Union secretary B. Jagan told the gathering that the NDA government seemed to be in a great hurry to implement new economic policies. “Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had proposed to raise ₹1.75 lakh crore through the sale of Public Sector Undertakings and to sell one of the major ports, which was earning high profits, to private entities. A proposal was also made to raise ₹2,000 crore through the sale of the assets of major ports,” Mr. Jagan a
Don’t freeze DA of port workers, CITU urges VPT chief
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The United Port and Dock Employees Union (CITU) has appealed to Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) Chairman K. Rammohan Rao not to freeze the Dearness Allowance (DA) of Port workers.
A team of CITU leaders met the Chairman on Tuesday and appealed to him not to freeze the DA of workers as the G.O. issued by the government was not applicable to Class-C and Class-D employees of VPT.
The Chairman agreed to talk to officials of the department concerned and resolve the issue, according to a statement issued by the union general secretary.