Bandh observed in Andhra against privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant ANI
Updated Mar 5, 2021, 7:48 pm IST
The YSRCP-led state government has also expressed solidarity with the bandh and announced that RTC buses will not run today till 1 pm
Police personnel detain the activists of Left party, Vizag steel plant workers union and various trade unions while trying to block the National Highway 16 during a protest against the privatization of the Vizag steel plant, in Visakhapatnam on February 26, 2021. (PTI file photo)
Vijayawada: A bandh is being observed in Andhra Pradesh against the Central government s decision to privatise the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) Visakhapatnam, popularly known as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP).
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D.K. Mohanty, Director (Commercial), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, has been appointed as the chairman of CII Visakhapatnam Zone for the year 2021-22.
Ragam Kishore, CEO and Director, Vizag Seaport Private Limited, will be the Vice Chairman.
This was announced by D. Ramakrishna, Chairman, CII Andhra Pradesh, here on Saturday.
After taking charge Mr. Mohanty said that he would focus on programmes which will bring the latest technology and best practices to further improve the businesses opportunities for the industry.
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Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) workers and supporters held a 24-kilometre protest on February 20 against the Modi government’s plan to privatise the company. The marches went through Dondaparthy, Thatichetlapalem, Kancharapalem, Urvasi, Marripalem, the airport and ended at the steel plant’s main gate at Kurmannapalem. A public meeting, which attracted a huge crowd of supporters holding placards, was held outside the facility.
The march followed a sit-down protest by thousands of workers in Vijayawada on February 8 opposing the Indian government’s approval for 100 percent disinvestment of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), VSP’s corporate entity.