A large number of people living in Visakhapatnam have a share in the political fortunes of Telangana, as many Telangana voters work in various government and private companies located in the Port City. They travelled to Telangana to exercise their franchise.
According to the information available here, at least 5,000 people from various sectors have gone to Telangana to vote. These include those in public sector units (PSUs), HPCL Visakh Refinery, RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, Central government organisations like Eastern Naval Command, Indian Institute of Management-Visakhapatnam (IIM-V), etc, and private and corporate institutions like Gangavaram Port, GITAM Deemed-to-be University. Also included are workers and staff from pharmaceutical companies in various SEZs surrounding the city.
“Hundreds of staff and workers from various pharma companies, who have votes in areas like Jedimetla in Telangana, have gone to cast their franchise. Most of them left for Hyderabad on Wednesday (November 29). Companies also issued paid leave as per government norms,” said CITU affiliate Pharma city Workers and Staff Welfare Union president G. Satyanarayana, here on Thursday.
