Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council to be strengthened

TDP Visakhapatnam Parliamentary district president Palla Srinivasa Rao alleged that the YSR Congress government was following a dual policy on privatisation

TDP Visakhapatnam Parliamentary district president Palla Srinivasa Rao has said that a decision was taken to strengthen the Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council (TNTUC) to fight against the policies of the Central and State governments, which are supporting privatisation. Addressing a media conference in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, Mr. Srinivasa Rao said that TNTUC already has considerable presence in PSU s like Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) and Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) and it would be strengthened further to work for the welfare of workers and against the ‘anti-worker’ policies of the BJP and YSR Congress governments. He alleged that the YSR Congress government was following a dual policy on privatisation. While it was opposing privatisation of VSP, it was keen on selling the State government’s stake in the Gangavaram Port. He said that the TDP was not against industries and wanted them to flourish but at the same time the interests of the workers should be protected. He said that the TDP would go to court against the proposal of the State government to sell its stake in Gangavaram Port.