According to Mr Gaya Singh president of the All India Steel Workers' Federation, affiliated to the AITUC, private sector is principally responsible for denial of captive iron ore mines to the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd and the local people's representatives are also unable to exert pressure on the union government and the steel ministry.

Mr Gaya Singh in an interview said that the private sector lobby is very strong and as a result, the public sector steel plants in the country were suffering.

(Sourced from BL)