Members of Assam Tea Tribes Students Association (ATTSA) on Thursday staged a dharna in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here against the proposed privatisation of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL). We will never allow any private company to exploit the natural resources of the state,” he added. On the other hand, Numaligarh Refinery Employees’ Union on Wednesday wrote to Assam Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami seeking an assembly resolution against the Centre’s bid to disinvest NRL. The union said privatising NRL would have been logical had it been a loss-making entity. It also urged the state government to strive for merging NRL with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd by letting it take over the BPCL’s 61.65% stake in the refinery.

Source: The Telegraph October 17, 2019 19:52 UTC