BRS to fight against VSP's privatisation, says its AP chief
1 year, 8 months ago

BRS to fight against VSP's privatisation, says its AP chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: AP BRS chief Dr. Thota Chandrasekhar said his party will fight against the privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The AP BRS chief said the Modi government is planning to handover the shore-based steel plant to his friends Adani and Jindal on a platter. He charged that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, the holding company of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, has been purposefully pushed into losses since 2014. The AP BRS chief said more than the steel plant, private bidders are interested in the open lands worth Rs 3 lakh crore that belong to the VSP.

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BSP stands strong with Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in its fight against privatisation, says MP Ramji Gautam
3 weeks, 1 day ago

BSP stands strong with Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in its fight against privatisation, says MP Ramji Gautam

The Hindu  

The Bahujan Samaj Party on Sunday expressed its solidarity with Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and its employees in the fight against privatisation, said BSP national co-ordinator and MP Ramji Gautam, while promising to spread awareness on the issue and raise the workers’ concerns in the Parliament. The BSP stands with you.” “The Bhartiya Janata Party, is disregarding the Constitution, promoting divisive …

YSRC committed to protecting Vizag Steel Plant, asserts Senior YSRC leader Botcha Satyanarayana
3 months, 1 week ago

YSRC committed to protecting Vizag Steel Plant, asserts Senior YSRC leader Botcha Satyanarayana

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Emphasising that the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited should not be privatised under any circumstances, Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana assured that the YSRC is committed to fighting for its protection. Speaking to the media at the Visakhapatnam camp office on Sunday, Botcha questioned the NDA government’s stance on the steel plant and termed …

Centre not making sincere efforts to revive Vizag steel plant, says CPI(M)
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre not making sincere efforts to revive Vizag steel plant, says CPI(M)

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India- Marxist has made a renewed appeal to the Union government for allocation of captive mines to the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. In a statement on Wednesday, CPI State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao said that the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre was not making any sincere efforts to keep its promise …

I’m committed to protecting Visakhapatnam Steel Plant: CM Naidu
5 months, 1 week ago

I’m committed to protecting Visakhapatnam Steel Plant: CM Naidu

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has asserted that he is committed to strengthening Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Speaking at Darlapudi in Anakapalle district after inspecting the Polavaram Left Canal works on Thursday, he said they have kept all options open to protect the steel plant. On the irrigation sector, the Chief Minister asserted that every acre of land in North …

Vizag Steel Plant will remain in public sector: TD chief
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Vizag Steel Plant will remain in public sector: TD chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant would remain in the public sector, state Telugu Desam president Palla Srinivasa Rao said here on Friday. Talking to Deccan Chronicle, on the crisis the steel plant was facing for the past seven years, Srinivasa Rao said the state government would not allow privatisation of the plant. We are proposing a `8,000 crore equity package …

RINL seeks modification of Andhra HC order on VSP asset disposal
5 months, 4 weeks ago

RINL seeks modification of Andhra HC order on VSP asset disposal

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, management of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, filed a supplementary petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday seeking modification of the interim stay order to continue the status quo on VSP lands and other assets. He further submitted to the court that RINL purchased lands for the steel plant from APIIC and the housing board, …

Come clear on privatisation of steel plants, Congress urges Kumaraswamy
6 months, 1 week ago

Come clear on privatisation of steel plants, Congress urges Kumaraswamy

The Hindu  

The Congress on June 11 posed a series of questions to the new Steel Minister, H.D. In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Mr. Kumaraswamy is the new Steel Minister in a “rusted” government, and posed a set of five questions relating to steel plants in Visakhapatnam, Salem, Nagarnar, Bhadrawati and Durgapur. negligence’ Mr. Ramesh said the previous …

TDP's Kinjarapu Ram Mohan gets Aviation, MoS Steel for Varma
6 months, 1 week ago

TDP's Kinjarapu Ram Mohan gets Aviation, MoS Steel for Varma

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: A day after three MPs from Andhra Pradesh were inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, as expected, three-time Srikakulam MP Kinjarapu Ram Mohan was allotted the Union Civil Aviation portfolio, while first-time Guntur MP Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar was appointed as Minister of State for Rural Development and Communication. The decision to allocate the portfolios of MoS Heavy …

Candidates at loggerheads over parties’ stand on Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Candidates at loggerheads over parties’ stand on Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

The Hindu  

Gajuwaka Assembly constituency candidates Gudivada Amarnath and Palla Srinivasa Rao are at loggerheads over BJP’s stand on Visakhapatnam Steel Plant privatisation. Addressing an election campaign meeting here on his Assembly segment manifesto with the cadre and also representatives from the steel plant, Mr. Amarnath said, “I am ready to withdraw from the contest and also pave the way for the …

Jagan Offers Full Support To Unions Against VSP Privatisation
8 months ago

Jagan Offers Full Support To Unions Against VSP Privatisation

Deccan Chronicle  

Jagan Mohan Reddy has told union leaders of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant that his party and government will give full support to them in their fight against the privatisation of the organisation. VSP union leaders explained to the CM the move of central government to privatise the steel plant on grounds including incurring losses and facing shortage of raw materials. …

It’s time TDP and BJP made their stand clear on privatisation of Vizag steel plant, says Jagan
8 months ago

It’s time TDP and BJP made their stand clear on privatisation of Vizag steel plant, says Jagan

The Hindu  

Reiterating that the YSR Congress Party has always opposed the privatisation of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Narasinga Rao submitted a representation to Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy on the plight of the steel plant and the prompt action need to be taken by the Union and the State governments. Addressing the VUPPC team, Mr. Jagan Mohan …

Naidu Promises to Protect Vizag Steel Plant
8 months, 1 week ago

Naidu Promises to Protect Vizag Steel Plant

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Telugu Desam supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu said he will take the help of his alliance partners and protect the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant from privatisation. Addressing his Prajagalam meeting at Gajuwaka on Sunday evening, Naidu said it is the agitation by Telugu Desam, which put pressure on the central government to withdraw the proposals for privatising the VSP.“I myself addressed …

VSP Agitators Ask PM Clarify Stand on Steel Plant Before Elections
9 months, 2 weeks ago

VSP Agitators Ask PM Clarify Stand on Steel Plant Before Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Over a thousand Visakhapatnam Steel Plant employees led by trade union leaders cutting across political affiliations took out a huge rally from the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant to Mahatma Gandhi statue near RTC Complex in the heart of the city on Sunday, the 1,116th day of their agitation, covering a distance of 23 kilometres. Former Gajuwaka MLA and Visakhapatnam district …

Pawan Kalyan Slams CM on Privatisation of VSP, Gangavaram Port
1 year, 4 months ago

Pawan Kalyan Slams CM on Privatisation of VSP, Gangavaram Port

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan on Sunday slammed the YSRC government for not making serious efforts to save Visakhapatnam Steel Plant from privatisation or getting captive mines for its survival. Addressing a public meeting at the industrial town of Gajuwaka, Pawan Kalyan said the chief minister had 151 MLAs and 30 MPs and yet he was unable to pressurise …

Vizag Steel Plant workers protest privatisation move
1 year, 8 months ago

Vizag Steel Plant workers protest privatisation move

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad Hundreds of employees of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant took out a foot march on Saturday, protesting against the Centre’s stubborn stand on privatisation. Hundreds of employees of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, also known as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, on Saturday took out a padayatra protesting against the Centre’s stubborn stand on privatisation of the steel plant. Meanwhile, the RINL management on …

RINL disinvestment under progress, says steel ministry
1 year, 8 months ago

RINL disinvestment under progress, says steel ministry

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The disinvestment process of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, has not been frozen, the Union ministry of steel clarified on Friday, a day after Union minister of state for steel Faggan Singh Kulaste had made conflicting statements about it. "After the Chief Minister intervened and decided to bid in the EOI, the …

VSP's EOI call for buying its steel, not the plant: BJP
1 year, 8 months ago

VSP's EOI call for buying its steel, not the plant: BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BJP on Tuesday dismissed the Telangana state government’s move to “acquire” the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and “prevent its privatisation” calling the announcement, and the ongoing visit to the VSP by a team of officials from Singareni Collieries Company Limited a blatant lie. The BJP declared that the VSP was never for sale and all that the Rashtriya Ispat …

Singareni Collieries Team Visits Vizag Steel Plant To Examine Possibility Of Bidding
1 year, 8 months ago

Singareni Collieries Team Visits Vizag Steel Plant To Examine Possibility Of Bidding

ABP News  

A delegation of Singareni Collieries Company Limited visited Visakhapatnam Steel Plant on Tuesday to study the feasibility of participating in the Expression of Interest for its acquisition. On Tuesday, Telangana Industries Minister K T Rama Rao said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar had sent a team of officials to the VSP in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to study the possibility of bidding …

BJP says KTR lying on Bayyaram steel plant assurance
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP says KTR lying on Bayyaram steel plant assurance

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP said on Tuesday that IT minister K.T. Rama Rao was lying about an ‘assurance’ from the Centre that it would set up a steel plant at Bayyaram, and declared that there was no such guarantee in the AP Reorganisation Act. Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Dr K. Laxman told reporters that the bifurcation Act only …

BRS will protect steel plant: Chandrasekhar
1 year, 8 months ago

BRS will protect steel plant: Chandrasekhar

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh BRS president Thota Chandrasekhar said his party would protect the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant from privatisation by joining the local agitation. He said the party would support the relay hunger strike and will chalk out a future action plan to agitate along with them. He said BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had become the …

Modi conspiring to hand over VSP to his friends': KTR
1 year, 8 months ago

Modi conspiring to hand over VSP to his friends': KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS working president and IT minister K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday demanded the BJP-led government at the Centre to stop moves to privatise Vizag Steel Plant, which has assets worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore. He pointed out the 'evil plans' of the Narendra Modi government to hand over VSP to private players and the reasons for the steel plant …

Steel plant staff to boycott work on day Modi lands in Vizag
2 years, 1 month ago

Steel plant staff to boycott work on day Modi lands in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: On Friday, November 11, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Visakhapatnam, over 10,000 workers of RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant will be boycotting duties to put on record their differences with centre on its plan to disinvest its share in the prestigious steel plant. Incidentally, Friday’s boycott of work will be the 639th protest VSP workers will be holding ever …

10 bidders in fray for valuing Vizag Steel assets
2 years, 8 months ago

10 bidders in fray for valuing Vizag Steel assets

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Privatisation of Vizag Steel Plant seems to be inevitable as the Centre is moving fast on preparing for disinvestment. The bidders include AAA Valuation Professionals LLP, ADROIT Appraisers and Research Pvt Ltd, Amit Kumar Kankane, Bhavin R Patel, CPA Valuation Advisors Pvt Ltd, GAA Advisory LLP, GTech Valuers Pvt Ltd, RBSA Valuation Advisors LLP, Resolute Valuers and Consultants Pvt …

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant unions oppose Andhra Pradesh government's decision to sell its stake in Gangavaram port
3 years, 6 months ago

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant unions oppose Andhra Pradesh government's decision to sell its stake in Gangavaram port

The Hindu  

Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh has repeatedly urged the Narendra Modi government not to privatise the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, a Navaratna public sector enterprise and India’s only shore-based steel plant. During the first week of May, the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet declared its intention to offload its stake in Gangavaram Port Limited to APSEZ for around …

‘VSP privatisation will lead to mass unemployment’
3 years, 9 months ago

‘VSP privatisation will lead to mass unemployment’

The Hindu  

Leaders of the AP NGOs’ Association on Friday said the protest against the Centre’s decision to privatise the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant would not stop till the move was dropped. The association members took out a in city under the leadership of their State president N. Chandrasekhar Reddy, general secretary Bandi Srinivasa Rao and Krishna district president A. Vidyasagar. Speaking to …

Protests mount against disinvestment of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
3 years, 10 months ago

Protests mount against disinvestment of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

The Hindu  

With the Narendra Modi government determined to hurtle through with its intentions to disinvest in most of the 439 Central public sector undertakings, there appears, notwithstanding the apprehensions and protests in Andhra Pradesh, to be very little chance of the Navratna company, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, escaping the disinvestment/privatisation bullet. The government has no right to sell it.” …

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