Karnataka activists meet to discuss electricity privatisation
BENGALURU: Amid push to privatise electricity distribution across the country, and the concerns of higher tariffs, subsidy cuts, and loss of public control, a convention of consumer representatives, farmers, and power sector employees from across South India are gathering in Bengaluru on October 26 to plan a united resistance.
The meeting, organised under the banner of ‘All India Electricity Consumers Association (AIECA)’, takes shape amid growing anger over the Draft Electricity Amendment Bill, 2025, which critics claim is “anti-people” and “pro-corporate”.
