In a strategic move, to gain political mileage in Andhra Pradesh, Bharat Rashtra Samithi(BRS) Chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has made a bold vote to bid for Vizag steel plant.As we know the government of India is privatizing the steel plant for unknown reasons and accordingly on March 27th, the Centre asked the bidders to register their Expression of Interest (EoI).
The last date for filing EoI is April 15th and the BRS government is planning to register themselves.Telangana government run Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation (TSMDC) are being considered to submit the EoI.
Sources from Pragathi Bhavan said that Telangana CM KCR had held a meeting with officials and discussed the Vizag steel plant.From BRS sources we hear that BRS leaders led by its Working President KT Rama Rao will be visiting the steel plant too and extend solidarity to employees who have been agitating against the privatization.
Through this decision to submit the EoI, the BRS aims to convey a clear message across the country that it opposes the privatisation of PSUs and the policies of the Modi government.It is also expected to help the BRS expand its reach in other States.
It is worth recalling that recently, former joint director of the CBI, VV Lakshminarayana, took to Twitter to say that either the AP or Telangana government should submit the EoI for VSP.However, as of now, the AP government has only requested the Centre not to privatise the VSP and has no plans to submit the EoI.The BRS government’s decision to submit the EoI may help it expand its base in AP, but it could also put the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government in an awkward position and it would be a huge setback for the Modi led BJP government in New Delhi.
