Dec 06, 2024 09:12 PM IST
All-India Energy Engineers’ Federation chairman Shailendra Dubey accused the UPPCL of making industrial unrest by fostering an pointless strike-like ambiance
Electrical energy workers throughout Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will stage demonstrations at district headquarters on December 7, opposing the UP authorities’s proposal to privatise two of its energy distribution firms – Agra and Varanasi.
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Giving this info right here on Friday, All-India Energy Engineers’ Federation (AIPEF) chairman Shailendra Dubey mentioned, “We demand taht the government withdraw the privatisation plan in the interest of employees and consumers.”
He accused the Uttar Pradesh Energy Company Restricted (UPPCL) of making industrial unrest by fostering an pointless strike-like ambiance.
In line with him, the latest steps by UPPCL administration, together with establishing a strike management room and issuing directives to district authorities, counsel an intent to impose a strike on energy workers with out discover. He appealed to the state power minister to intervene and safeguard workers’ rights to peaceable protest.
In the meantime, high representatives of assorted commerce unions from Uttar Pradesh authorities departments have collectively urged the state authorities to withdraw its determination to privatise the Agra and Varanasi energy discoms, citing issues for broader public curiosity and the welfare of electrical energy workers.
In a joint assertion issued on Friday, the commerce unions prolonged their full help to the electrical energy workers’ protest in opposition to privatisation. They pledged to again all protest programmes opposing the transfer, emphasising the necessity to safeguard the rights and pursuits of energy sector staff.