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Fire mishap in protest camp against Vizag Steel privatisation, foul play suspected

Steel plan stir: relay hunger strike tent gutted

Trade union leaders suspect foul play, seek action against the accused The relay hunger strike tent at the Gandhi statue, near the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), set up to protest against the move to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), was gutted in a fire at around 5 a.m. on Sunday. The fire was brought under control by the fire service personnel. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Police reached the spot and gathered details. Alleging that it was the handiwork of some anti-social elements, leaders of various trade unions demanded action by the police against the accused. They said that the agitation could not be stopped by such cheap gimmicks. INTUC district president Mantri Rajashekhar, INTUC district general secretaries Nagabhushanam and K. Easwara Rao, district youth INTUC general secretary Parupudi Ravi, CITU district general secretary I.V.G.R. Kumar and city general secretary Jaggu Naidu were among those who participated in the protest at t

JAC seeks review of decision to privatise VSP

JAC seeks review of decision to privatise VSP Updated: Updated: It plans to take out a rally and organise a meet on February 18 Share Article It plans to take out a rally and organise a meet on February 18 The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of workers and peoples’ organisations has demanded immediate withdrawal of the decision to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). The JAC was formed for protection of VSP and it was established at a roundtable held at the CITU Office here on Wednesday. The roundtable decided to take out a massive rally and organise a public meet in the city on February 18. The participants said they would involve all sections to save the steel plant, which was achieved after 32 persons lost their lives in the agitation and farmers gave 22,000 acres of their land for the establishment of the plant. The plant was providing employment to 35,000 persons directly and another 65,000 persons indirectly.

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