Visakhapatnam Steel Plant JAC takes out rally against visit of Union Minister
The Hindu
Participants raise slogans against the decision to sell steel plant
A rally was taken out from Siripuram to Circuit House Junction, where Union Minister of State for Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste is staying, to protest against his visit to the city, even as the Union government, has put up the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant(VSP) for ‘strategic sale’, here on Saturday.
The rally was organised under the aegis of All Party Trade Unions and People’s Organisations JAC against the visit of the Steel Minister. The participants raised slogans ‘Go back Steel Minister’ and ‘Stop sale of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.’
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