Power utilities’ staff stage protests against Electricity Bill 2021
The Hindu
Strike planned on Aug. 10 if Bill is introduced in Parliament
Employees and engineers’ associations of all power utilities in the State staged protest demonstrations against the privatisation policies being adopted by the Central Government, particularly in the energy sector, and announced that they would go on strike on August 10 in case the Union government introduces Electricity Bill in the current session of Parliament. The protests were held across the State in response to a call given by National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees & Engineers (NCCOEEE) in front of the offices of power utilities TS-Genco, TS-Transco, TSSPDCL and TSNPDCL. In Hyderabad, the protest was held at Mint Compound in which employees and engineers of all the power utilities participated and raised slogans against privatisation of energy sector.
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