Pawan Kalyan Joins Agitation Against Vizag Steel Plant Privatisation, Hits Out At CM Jagan

The Jana Sena Party chairman Pawan Kalyan held a massive rally and addressed a large crowd on Sunday at Vizag.

Jana Sena Party Chief Pawan Kalyan

Hyderabad: Telugu cinema actor and Jana Sena Party founder Pawan Kalyan arrived in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to support the ongoing agitation against the divestment of the Vizag Steel Plant.

Declaring his party's support for the anti-privatization movement, he participated in a public meeting organised near the steel plant gates at Koormannapalem.

Addressing the gathering, Pawan Kalyan recalled the sacrifices that the people of Andhra Pradesh made for getting the steel plant to the state. "Activists and students had fought for the project and 32 people lost their lives to police bullets in the agitation," he said.

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The Jana Sena Party leader blamed the ruling YSRCP and CM Jagan Reddy for not raising the matter in Parliament. "My party has no representation in the Lok Sabha. The ruling party has 22 MPs in Parliament but they are silent. There's no point in blaming the Central government if the state government is keeping quiet in this matter," he said.

Pawan Kalyan demanded the state government convene an all-party meet to discuss the matter, failing which he would spell out his strategy for intensifying the agitation.

He questioned the ruling party on its contradictory stance in Delhi and in the state vis-a-vis the Central government.

"The YSRCP supported the CAA and farm laws in Delhi, but opposes them in the state," he said.

Earlier in the day, after his arrival in Visakhapatnam, the Jana Sena Party chief led a massive rally from the airport to the meeting venue.