We will definitely fight for Vizag steel plant: AP BJP president

Amaravati, Feb 5 (IANS) In a deviation of stance within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre and its Andhra Pradesh wing, party state president Somu Veerraju said AP BJP leaders will definitely fight for Visakhapatnam steel plant on Friday.

"We will definitely fight for Visakhapatnam," said Veerraju, assuring about the steel plant located in the port city, which the Central government has decided to privatize.

Veerraju said he agrees with the locals' contention against privatizing Vizag Steel Plant.

"In the current atmosphere, AP BJP completely agrees with it. Yesterday, Madhav met Nirmala Sitharaman and tomorrow external affairs minister is coming, GVL (Narasimha Rao) is hereOn Feb 14 we are going to attend a meeting in Delhi, then we will meet the president (party) and convey the thoughts on the steel plant," said Veerraju.

He reminded that the steel plant came to Visakhapatnam after a massive movement some decades ago when he was a school boy and invoked Amruta Rao's name, a Dalit MLA who fought for it.