Lakhs of power sector workers protest against Electricity Amendment Bill : AIPEF

New Delhi: The AIPEF on Tuesday said lakhs of power sector engineers and employees held peaceful protests across the country against privatization of discoms and the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020. The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) had given a call for holding a protest day on August 18.

“Lakhs of power sector employees and engineers across the country held peaceful protest meetings seeking withdrawal of Electricity Bill 2020 and to oppose the privatization process of electricity distribution in Union Territories and other states,” AIPEF spokesperson V K Gupta said in a statement.