UP Power Department Employees End 72-Hour-Long Strike After Talks With Government
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The protesting employees, who had started their strike at 10 pm on March 16, called it off at around 3 pm on Sunday.
Uttar Pradesh electricity department employees on Sunday ended their 72-hour strike after several rounds of talks between their leaders and state energy minister A K Sharma.
The protesting employees, who had started their strike at 10 pm on March 16, called it off at around 3 pm on Sunday.
Announcing the withdrawal of strike, Shailendra Dubey, convener of Vidyut Karmacharis Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, said, "A number of rounds of talks were held (with the government). We raised our problems and the (energy) minister agreed positively to fix them."
"Respecting the directions of the Chief Minister (Yogi Adityanath), the positive dialogue with the energy minister, respecting the high court, we have decided to call off our 72-hour symbolic protest one day in advance in view of massive public interest."
