Trade unions to protest against National Monetisation Pipeline on Oct. 7
The Hindu
The plan to lease government assets was announced in August
A joint platform of 10 Central trade unions on Thursday said they would hold protests across the country on October 7 against the (NMP), a plan to lease government assets announced in August.
The unions termed the policy “anti-national” and “destructive”. They would carry out a continuous campaign to spread an awareness of the impact of the NMP on common people. October 7 would be observed as “national protest day” with agitations at district-level.
A national convention of workers would be held in Delhi after Dusshera and before Diwali to decide the future course of action, they stated.
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.