Vishakhapatnam: Vizag Steel Plant workers staged a huge two wheeler rally in protest against the Centre’s move to privatize the plant on Saturday. The two wheelers rally started from VSP from Saraswathi Park, the rally passed with raising slogans ‘save steel plant’ by workers led by Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee.

The VSP workers in the rally demanded resignation of MLAs and MPs from the State to press for revocation of the privatization move by Centre. The two wheeler rally joined another rally taken out from Saraswathi Park to Gandhi statue near GVMC office.

A mahasabha was organised to mark 100 days of the relay hunger strike being organised by all party worker unions and Praja Sanghala JAC. Dance troupes of Praja Natya Mandali and CITU workers holding umbrellas with slogans of ‘save Vizag steel plant’ were the centre of attraction.

The CITU General Secretary Md Gafoor in his address in the rally said that the Centre was responsible for the losses suffered by the steel plant. Had captive mines been sanctioned, the plant would have earned profits. AITUC leaders also warned that the BJP government will face consequences if it further expedites the privatization process.
Porata committee chairman Ch Narasinga Rao said the Modi government was trying to privatise the plant with an eye on the huge chunk of lands of RINL. AITUC state secretary Obulesu said the steel plant can be saved only through people’s agitation.