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All auto-rickshaw unions have called upon the drivers to participate in the Statewide bandh called against the privatisation of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), on March 5.
In a joint statement on Thursday, D. Appalaraju, general secretary, Visakha Autorickshaw Karmika Sangam (CITU), G. Vamana Murthy, general secretary, AP Auto Driver’s Federation, SK Rehman, general secretary, Visakha Autorickshaw Sangam (AITUC) called upon all auto-rickshaw drivers to voluntarily participate in the bandh and make it a success.
They recalled that VSP was achieved after several struggles and 32 persons had lost their lives in the agitation. They condemned the decision of the Centre to privatise the plant and said the rise in prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas were causing an undue burden on the common man.