The government’s bill on “small PPC” is a “national crime that needs to be prevented”, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday and called on all citizens to put up a social and political front against its “sell-off”.

Tsipras addressed employees during a visit at PPC’s unit at Amyntaio, Northwestern Greece and lashed out on the government for trying to pass the bill during the parliament’s summer session.

He also accused Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of “trying to tear everything apart before he leaves his post”, adding that the bills on the seashore and PPC were the government’s “swan song.”

“We are before the completion of a premeditated crime against the country,” Tsipras said and pointed out “SYRIZA will not compromise with PPC’s sell-off.”

Moreover, he noted that the liquidation of the public wealth is worse than wage and pension cuts, as the latter can be easily restored but the reinstatement of the former can take decades.

Tsipras said his visit to Amyntaio was not symbolic but an essential one. SYRIZA, he said, is not aiming for political gains but is trying to prevent the “national crime” to be committed. In this context, it is in favor of a wide coalition even with those who voted for New Democracy and PASOK in the elections.

Tsipras is also scheduled to meet with local organizations and officials that have called for a rally in the evening.