Power engineers observe “Black Day” against privatisation

Power engineers observe “Black Day” against privatisation

Bahadurjeet Singh/Rupnagar

Power engineers across the country including Punjab , Haryana ,and  Jammu & Kashmir today observed “Black Day ” by holding demonstrations in support of Puducherry electricity workers and against the repressive attitude of the central government and Puducherry government.

PSEB Engineers Association held a protest meeting at Patiala which was addressed by Padamjit Singh Chief Patron AIPEF and other office bearers.They all opposed the privatisation process undertaken by Puducherry government and demanded immediate scrapping of the process.

In Jammu and Kashmir protest meetings were held at Srinagar, Jammu,Sopore and Poonch under the banner of  JK Electrical Engineers Graduates Association.

They all opposed the privatisation process undertaken by Puducherry government and demanded immediate scrapping of the process.

V K Gupta spokesperson All India Power Engineers Federation informed on Monday that the last night the police tried to arrest the key office bearers of various unions at the protest meeting site in response to which more than
500 employees gave mass arrests at that time.They were released today early morning but later 10 union leaders has been arrested by the police.

National Coordination Committee  of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) held a  meeting with two  Ex chief ministers of Puducherry and all opposition MLAs . They all assured  full support to the protest against privatisation of electricity department

V K Gupta said that the protest were held in all states including Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamilnadu. Telengana, Madhua Pradesh,and  Uttrakhand.  2000 employees of electricity department are on indefinite  strike for the last six days  against the government’s decision to privatise electricity distribution.

Power engineers observe “Black Day” against privatisation. Electricity  department is running into profits and with low transmission and commercial losses of 11% only.Further Electricity (amendment ) bill 2022 has been referred to standing committee for wider consultations, then what is the hurry in privation of power department.

October 3,2022