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New Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
YS Sharmila slams brother YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over alleged Rs 3,500 crore liquor scam
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president YS Sharmila launched a scathing attack on her brother and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, accusing him of misconduct in the alleged liquor scam and inappropriate behaviour towards police. Labelling the scam a 'thriller series', she claimed it had rattled the YSRCP, with Jagan's threats to 'strip police officers' reflecting poorly on his stature. Speaking a press conference on Thursday, she cited the YSRCP government's alleged 40-day detention of actor Kadambari Jethwani and harassment of former MP and Deputy Assembly Speaker K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju as evidence of power misuse. Sharmila challenged Jagan to prove his innocence in the Rs 3,500 crore liquor scam by demanding an ACB or CBI probe in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, emulating their late father YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
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Business Standard
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
YS Sharmila slams BJP over privatisation plans for Vizag Steel Plant
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President YS Sharmila has criticised the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led Andhra Pradesh government for allegedly making decisions to "privatise" the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). The APCC Chief said that Congress condemned the decision of the Centre, asserting that the party would "fight to the death" if it came to saving the Visakha steel. Speaking to ANI on Thursday, YS Sharmila said, "Yesterday, on behalf of the Congress party, I, the party President of Andhra Pradesh, was there at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant for an indefinite strike because 2000 employees of the plant were terminated without a cause or reason. Most of the 2000 people who were terminated from the plant are people who happened to have given their land for the construction of the plant." The APCC Chief claimed that the BJP "deliberately" wants the plant to run into losses in order to privatise it. "If the project stands today, it is because many people like them donated land to the Vishakhapatnam Steel. Today, the BJP deliberately wants Visakhapatnam Steel to run into losses so that they can privatise it and give it to people like Adani. The Congress party is against this. Yesterday, we were there, demanding that all 2000 people be reinstated. Today, we held a press meeting in Vijayawada to question the state government as to why they are extending support for this move by the central government," YS Sharmila said. "In 2021, the BJP announced that they are willing to privatise Visakha Steel, they have not gone back on that. In a recent statement, the Centre government clarified that the decision remains. The Congress party seriously condemns this and stands against it, and we will fight to the death, if it comes to that, for saving the Visakha steel," she said. Sharmila on Wednesday sat on a hunger strike in support of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) workers. She alleged that around 2,000 contract workers were dismissed without proper procedure or justification. She further claimed that until 2014, the VSP was a profitable enterprise, generating Rs 1,000 crore in profit, but it now faces a debt of Rs 28,000 crore. Speaking to reporters, the Congress leader said, "Andhra Pradesh Congress is here in Visakhapatnam Steel. We are going on an indefinite hunger strike because the management of VSP has terminated 2000 employees without any cause or proper procedure. The reason behind this is to kill this plant... Until 2014, this plant yielded a profit of Rs 1000 crores, but now, it stands on a debt of Rs 28000 crores... (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
India Gazette
23-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Will fight to death to save it": YS Sharmila accuses BJP of privatising Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 23 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President YS Sharmila has criticised the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led Andhra Pradesh government for allegedly making decisions to 'privatise' the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). The APCC Chief said that Congress condemned the decision of the Centre, asserting that the party would 'fight to the death' if it came to saving the Visakha steel. Speaking to ANI on Thursday, YS Sharmila said, 'Yesterday, on behalf of the Congress party, I, the party President of Andhra Pradesh, was there at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant for an indefinite strike because 2000 employees of the plant were terminated without a cause or reason. Most of the 2000 people who were terminated from the plant are people who happened to have given their land for the construction of the plant.' The APCC Chief claimed that the BJP 'deliberately' wants the plant to run into losses in order to privatise it. 'If the project stands today, it is because many people like them donated land to the Vishakhapatnam Steel. Today, the BJP deliberately wants Visakhapatnam Steel to run into losses so that they can privatise it and give it to people like Adani. The Congress party is against this. Yesterday, we were there, demanding that all 2000 people be reinstated. Today, we held a press meeting in Vijayawada to question the state government as to why they are extending support for this move by the central government,' YS Sharmila said. 'In 2021, the BJP announced that they are willing to privatise Visakha Steel, they have not gone back on that. In a recent statement, the Centre government clarified that the decision remains. The Congress party seriously condemns this and stands against it, and we will fight to the death, if it comes to that, for saving the Visakha steel,' she said. Sharmila on Wednesday sat on a hunger strike in support of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) workers. She alleged that around 2,000 contract workers were dismissed without proper procedure or justification. She further claimed that until 2014, the VSP was a profitable enterprise, generating Rs 1,000 crore in profit, but it now faces a debt of Rs 28,000 crore. Speaking to reporters, the Congress leader said, 'Andhra Pradesh Congress is here in Visakhapatnam Steel. We are going on an indefinite hunger strike because the management of VSP has terminated 2000 employees without any cause or proper procedure. The reason behind this is to kill this plant... Until 2014, this plant yielded a profit of Rs 1000 crores, but now, it stands on a debt of Rs 28000 crores...' (ANI)
The Print
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Police foil Andhra Congress chief Sharmila's hunger strike over steel plant job cuts
'Police came and foiled Sharmila's hunger strike around 9 PM,' a congress source told PTI on Thursday. Visakhapatnam, May 22 (PTI) Andhra Congress president Y S Sharmila's indefinite hunger strike in support of dismissed Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) contract workers was foiled on Wednesday by police, hours after commencement, a party source said. She reached the protest site at 1.30 pm on Wednesday and began fasting. By 9 PM and the police shifted her to Gajuwaka police station and later she returned to Hyderabad. Tension prevailed as workers resisted the police action. Congress leaders and union members condemned Sharmila's arrest, calling it 'inhumane' and 'politically motivated' by the ruling NDA coalition. Sharmila accused the BJP of starving VSP of raw materials and jobs, and misleading the public on Rs 11,000 crore support claims with harsh employment cuts. She further accused the BJP of deliberately weakening the VSP through 'silent-killing tactics' and pushing it towards privatisation. PTI MS STH ROH This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
India Gazette
21-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
APCC President YS Sharmila launches hunger strike in Visakhapatnam over mass termination of Steel Plant workers
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President YS Sharmila on Wednesday sat on a hunger strike in support of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) workers. Sharmila alleged that around 2,000 contract workers were dismissed without proper procedure or justification. She further claimed that until 2014, the VSP was a profitable enterprise, generating Rs 1,000 crore in profit, but it now faces a debt of Rs 28,000 crore. Speaking to reporters, YS Sharmila said, 'Andhra Pradesh Congress is here in Visakhapatnam Steel. We are going on an indefinite hunger strike because the management of VSP has terminated 2000 employees without any cause or proper procedure. The reason behind this is to kill this plant... Until 2014, this plant yielded a profit of Rs 1000 crores, but now, it stands on a debt of Rs 28000 crores...' She further alleged that the central government released the remaining instalment of an Rs 11,000 crore package conditional on terminating 5,000 workers. 'The central government has laid a condition to terminate 5000 employees; only then will they release the remaining instalment of the Rs 11000 crore package. 2000 employees have already been terminated and they are in the process of terminating another 3000... These 2000 contract workers in the steel plant are the ones who gave up their land for the steel plant. These employees have been working here for 10-20 years... This hunger strike will go on till the terminated employees are reinstated,' Sharmila said. She said the hunger strike will continue until the dismissed employees are reinstated. Earlier, Congress Party leader YS Sharmila issued a stern ultimatum to the management of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, accusing them of authoritarianism and neglecting workers' grievances. In a post on X, Sharmila condemned the management's 'arrogant' stance as workers prepare for a strike starting tomorrow, demanding justice. (ANI)
