3,000 Vizag steel plant supporters to protest in Delhi in August

VISAKHAPATNAM: As many as 3,000 workers opposed to the central government's privatisation plan of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant are planning to protest at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

"As many as 3,000 workers will leave for Delhi on July 31st and we plan to protest on August 2-3 at Jantar Mantar," said a worker on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, around 10 VSP workers union leaders are leaving for Delhi to meet opposition party floor leaders in the Parliament and explain about the steel plant and their opposition to its sale plan. "We will explain the loss that would occur to Visakhapatnam and workers. We will also explain whom the Centre is planning to benefit with this sale," said a protester.

According to the protesters, Rajya Sabha member and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader V. Vijayasai Reddy has already assured that he would facilitate meetings with all the political parties' floor leaders in the Parliament, including the new steel minister. VSP employees and workers have resolved that they will fight until the central government takes back its privatisation plan. Several workers fear that privatising the steel plant will lead to the non-implementation of reservation benefits. (IANS)

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