Ganta Srinivasa Rao TDP MLA from Visakhapatnam North constituency has resigned from his post in protest against the Central government's proposal to privatise the RINL (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd) in the city. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy must put pressure on Prime Minister," Rao told ANI. "People of Visakhapatnam fought for this steel plant. The steel plant has been incurring losses due to the lack of its own mines. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Reddy on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to reconsider the disinvestment plans of RINL and explore other opportunities to put the plant back on track.

Source: Hindustan Times February 07, 2021 02:33 UTC