Representatives of ESF, ERS and Safety Departments of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) and trade unions participated in the 370 th day of the relay fast, being organised under the aegis of the Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porta Committee (VUPPC), at the Steel Plant arch at Kurmannapalem, in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
Addressing the gathering, VUPPC leaders Y. T. Das, D. Adinarayana and Boddu Pydiraju called for further strengthening of the agitation, being organised against privatisation of VSP. They hoped the people would teach a lesson to the BJP government, which, they alleged, was depriving workers of their rights through the sale of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). The attack on PSUs and public assets was increasing day by day and the general public should be made aware of the trend.
They felt that the VSP agitation, which has already completed a year, was the right platform to oppose the anti-worker policies of the Centre and to take forward the movement for protection of the public sector.
