Archive · 21 May 2025
Power Employees Protest Privatization of Electricity Dept
Workers in the electricity department are protesting against the idea of selling their companies to private owners.
They held a protest at the office.
The workers are having meetings every day until May 28, and will start a work boycott on May 29.
They are worried that private companies will be favored.
They believe their leaders are changing the numbers to make the company look like it is losing money to justify the sale.
The workers are against this change and want to stop it.
Electricity department employees protested against the privatization of Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal Electricity Distribution Corporations.
Protests took place at the managing director's office in Bhikharipur.
A protest meeting is scheduled daily from 2 PM to 5 PM until May 28.
An indefinite work boycott is planned to start on May 29.
The struggle committee has accused the power corporation chairman of manipulating figures to aid private companies.
- Who
- Electricity department employees, including junior and assistant engineers.
- What
- Protests and planned work boycott against privatization.
- When
- Daily protest meetings until May 28, indefinite boycott starting May 29.
- Where
- Bhikharipur (Varanasi).
- Why
- To protest the privatization of Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal Electricity Distribution Corporations.
Power Employees
Management
Privatization
Power Employees
Oppose the privatization of electricity distribution corporations.
Management
Unknown (No opposing view explicitly stated in the article).
- Location
- Bhikharipur (Varanasi)
- Cause of Protest
- Privatization of electricity distribution corporations
- Protest Dates
- Daily meetings until May 28, indefinite boycott from May 29
- Organizations Involved
- Vidyut Karmachari Samyukt Sangharsh Samiti, junior engineers organization
