Employees to protest privatisation of power sector today

All Jammu & Kashmir Power Engineers and Employees Coordination Committee (JKPEECC) will on Tuesday join their counterparts from across the country to oppose privatization of the power sector.

The protest demonstration will be held on a call given by National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE). The J&K power department employees will held protests against Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020.

Shailendra Dubey, Chairman All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) said that on call of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) more than 1.5 million power employees and engineers will hold protest meetings and demonstrations across the country against privatization on August 18.