These trade unions, which observed a three-day strike early this month against the move, are now planning to go on one-day strike on 18 August against the reported divestment or buyback of shares of the Public Sector Undertaking Coal India Limited. One of the major demands during the previous three-day strike was the withdrawal of the decision to allow commercial coal mining and stopping all steps to privatise the CIL. The decision to observe a strike next month has been taken despite a clarification made by the Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi. In a tweet, he said: "News making the rounds about the disinvestment of Coal India is completely false and baseless. The government has taken no such decision and is continuously taking steps to strengthen the coal major."