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Telangana govt ready to bail out Nizam Sugars: Kavitha
Nizamabad MP K Kavitha on Thursday said the TRS government was ready to help the Nizam Deccan Sugars Limited if farmers agree to run it as a cooperative sugar factory.
​Hyderabad: Nizamabad MP K Kavitha on Thursday said the TRS government was ready to help the Nizam Deccan Sugars Limited if farmers agree to run it as a cooperative sugar factory.
Addressing a press conference along with Nizamabad MLAs and Deputy Speaker Padma Devender Reddy here at Telangana Bhavan on Thursday, Kavitha said the government was committed to see that sugar factory gets back its past glory. She said, so far, the government has given Rs 66 crore to the farmers.
The MP reminded that in January 2015, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao told farmers that if the government takes over the factory, the same old story would be repeated and hence he asked them to run the factory as cooperative society on the lines of Maharashtra. A delegation of farmers had visited Maharashtra in February 2015.
"Government is also trying to do justice to the employees who had lost jobs after declaring layoff by the company," Kavitha said.
Stating that the issue was pending before Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), Kavitha said State government cannot take any step until BIFR gives its verdict.
"The management has to give half month salary for three months to the employees. We are trying to get that money and also pressurising for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for about 400 employees, the MP added.
Finding fault with TJAC for not inviting the party leaders to the meeting on Nizam Sugars, Kavitha said, “The JAC called all political parties for their meeting, but did not invite the people concerned. Giving one side story is not good on part of JAC leaders. We would have presented our view.”
She alleged that former chief minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu had privatised a profit-making company by handing it over to Delta Paper Mills. Even during the highest cropping years, the company showed continuous losses.
Replying to a question on cash-for-vote case, Kavitha said she would not like to comment on that as there was already an inquiry going on into the case. Asked about the agitation for Janagaon, she said the government was considering justifiable demands of the people.
