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CUDDALORE: Workers in Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) staged one-day hunger fast on Saturday, opposing Centre's move to sell ten per cent of the company's equity.

A large number of DMK trade union workers, staging hunger strike near first thermal power station at NLC, urged Centre to withdraw its move to sell its equities.

Meanwhile, Mr A R Ansari Chairman cum Managing Director of NLC said that NLC, being a 'mini ratna' public sector enterprise, it could not take decisions to sell its equities.

Selling of equity of public sector undertakings was a policy issue of the Government. NLC management had no powers to take decisions to sell its equities, he added. Few years back 6.5 per cent of NLC shares were sold by the Centre. - PTI

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