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Workers see move towards gradual privatisation

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Hyderabad Jan. 21 The Workers Federation of the National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (NMDC) has opposed the Chhattisgarh Government's move to hand over the Bailadila Deposit No. 3 to Essar Group, taking away the leasehold from NMDC.

"While the lease of the deposit 3 is still with NMDC, the State Government, on an unfortunate pretext to favour Essar, declared arbitrarily that the lease as lapsed category discarding all the arguments put forth by NMDC," the Federation said, in a press release here on Saturday.

"The unfortunate part is that even while the issue was adjudicated at the Mines Tribunal, for which notices have been issued, even the Ministry of Mines succumbed to the pressure of Chhattisgarh Government without holding even a single hearing by the Tribunal to deny NMDC the opportunity of presenting its views," the release by the President and General Secretary, Mr Gurudas Dasgupta, and Mr S. Z. Zama, said.

Opposing Privatisation

The all-India Federation said it opposed the move towards gradual privatisation and to help the private steel manufacturers by weakening NMDC, which has been paying dividends to the Centre.

The workers and all adivasis will oppose the entry of Essar or any private party in Bailadila complex to weaken NMDC, a public sector unit under the Union Ministry of Steel and Mines, the Federation said. It urged the Government to withdraw the decision and cancel the lease.

Earlier attempts to sell 11B deposit of Bailadila to private companies was resisted and fought by the workers. The NMDC has been operating mines at Bailadila complex over the last three decades, the release added.

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