Privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant | ‘Rasta Roko’ organised, Centre urged to take back its decision

A tense situation prevailed on the National Highway at Kurmannapalem and at Maddilapalem junction on Friday as rasta rokos were organised, under the aegis of Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Committee, as part of the agitation demanding that the Centre should take back its decision on privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). Hundreds of people including steel plant workers, trade union leaders, representatives of various parties gathered at the Steel Plant gate on the National Highway, near Kurmannapalem, raising slogans ‘Visakha Ukku – Andhrula Hakku’ resulting in traffic coming to a standstill on either side of the Highway for about two hours. There was a scuffle as the police took into custody some of the leaders.