The All Kerala Water Authority Employees Union has come out against the recommendation of the National Planning Commission to privatise water-delivery services in the country. Addressing a press conference here on Friday to announce the 12th State conference of the union, beginning at Nalanda Auditorium on Saturday, its office-bearers said such a move would result in making drinking water inaccessible to a large section of people. Calling upon the people's representatives, including the Members of Parliament, to come out against the move, the union, affiliated to the AITUC, maintained that the decision to privatise the sector would end in certain multinationals enjoying absolute control over water, which is a common wealth of the nation. The union, which observed a suggestion by a Division Bench of the High Court — that the government should think about privatising the water-delivery services — as unfortunate, said it would move a petition in the court to expunge that particular remark.