“Alliance govt. has cheated people on VSP,” alleges YSRCP leader

YSRCP district president K.K. Raju has alleged that the TDP-JSP-BJP alliance government in the State has cheated the people by promising to fight against privatisation of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) before the elections but is going back on it now.

Addressing the media on Thursday evening, Mr. Raju recalled that the previous YSRCP government had passed a resolution in the Assembly against the privatisation of VSP and formally communicated the same to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He demanded that the TDP and JSP MPs should withdraw their support to the Centre to pressure the Modi-led government to revoke its decision on the strategic sale of VSP.

He urged the coalition government to demand allocation of captive mines to VSP for long-term viability. He also called upon the TDP and JSP leaders to join the agitation against the privatisation of VSP and show their commitment to the people of the State and North Andhra.