CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury called upon the people of Seemandhra to defeat the Congress, TDP and the BJP who are all responsible for dividing the state. He participated in road shows in the Gajuvaka assembly constituency of Vishakapatnam district campaigning for the CPI(M) candidate and state secretariat member Ch Narasingha Rao.
He said that the TDP-BJP combine are in favour of privatising public sector companies and cited how during the previous NDA regime the Hindustan Zinc Ltd was handed over to private players. He reminded the people about their ploy to privatize Hindustan Shipyard, the BHPV etc. and how they were forced to retreat due to militant worker struggles waged by the Left.
He appelaed to the people to support the CPI(M) candidate Narasingha Rao who is a veteran trade union leader involved in most of these struggles.