Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila, on Sunday, October 6, urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to get an assurance from the Modi authorities on the Centre throughout his go to to Delhi that it could not privatise the Visakhapatnam Metal Plant.
By way of her put up on X, Ms. Sharmila reminded Mr. Naidu of his letter addressed to the office-bearers of the Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee in July 2021, by which he pledged his occasion’s full assist for his or her protest towards the privatisation transfer and stated that if the necessity arose, he and his occasion would tender their resignations en masse.
She wished Mr. Naidu to specific his demand to the Modi-Shah duo with out mincing phrases. If the Centre did not heed his plea, the TDP chief ought to stroll out of the NDA coalition. She stated Mr. Naidu ought to determine what was extra essential for him: the rights of the folks of Andhra Pradesh or an alliance with the NDA authorities on the Centre.
Ms. Sharmila demanded that Mr. Naidu safe an official announcement by the Centre for merger of Visakhapatnam Metal Plant into SAIL, regularisation of providers of the 14,000 staff within the plant, employment for 8,000 individuals who had misplaced their lands and a promise that not even one acre from the entire 23,000 acres of land could be offered, as a Vijayadashami present to the employees.
She additionally tagged the letter Mr. Naidu wrote addressing the convenor of the Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee. “It’s crucial that the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has to hitch, assist and lead the battle from the entrance. Let me reiterate that the elected representatives of TDP are able to resign for the reason for Visakha Metal. Solely our collective and united battle will save the metal plant from privatisation,” the letter stated.
Printed – October 06, 2024 08:30 pm IST