Steel workers take out rally in Visakhapatnam
The Hindu
They demanded that the Prime Minister should visit Visakhapatnam for the Presidential Fleet Review (PFR) only after repealing the decision on strategic sale of VSP.
A rally was taken by steel workers from the relay hunger camp near the (VSP) arch to Gajuwaka, under the aegis of the Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee (VUPPC), in protest against the failure of the Centre to repeal its decision on strategic sale of VSP, on Sunday.
Film Director and actor R. Narayana Murthy while hailing the VSP workers for their united struggles in the last one year sought that they should continue their agitation till the Modi government repealed its decision on sale of VSP. He called upon the workers to create awareness on the issue among the general public through folk performances.
He felicitated lyricist Suddhala Ashok Teja and singer Ramki, for their song to motivate the workers during the year-long strike organised on the banner of VUPPC.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.