CPI(M) Opposes Privatization of Municipal Services in Andhra Pradesh
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has called for the immediate withdrawal of government orders aimed at privatizing 14 essential municipal services. The party's State secretary criticized G.O.s 673 and 975, arguing that outsourcing functions like sanitation and water supply to private agencies would lead to job insecurity for thousands of workers and weaken the authority of local governance. The CPI(M) contends that these measures prioritize private profit over public welfare and demands that the state government reverse its decision to protect the rights of municipal employees and maintain public control over civic amenities.
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