Kerala State government will oppose privatisation of the Public Sector - Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister announces in the assembly..

The Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan has announced in the state Assembly that, his government will strongly intervene against the centre’s decision to privatise various Public Sector Enterprises like the Railways, Electricity and Defence Sectors. The Chief Minister told the Assembly that the Central Government was keen to privatise the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), the largest oil marketing and oil refinery, which includes the Kochi Refinery Ltd.  He stated the privatisation of BPCL would impact the future Petro Chemical Industry in the state. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan also stated that the Kerala State government had strongly opposed the sale of stakes of the Hindustan News Print in Kottayam, however the Centre went ahead with it’s plans. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan also told the Assembly that the Centre is turning a blind-eye to the protests taking place across the country against it’s wrong policies.   

[Source: NDTV updated on January, 18, 2021]

[Date : 20 - Jan - 2021]