Proposed electricity bill: Power men to hold nationwide protests on August 9
Lucknow: Power employees will hold protests at all the districts headquarters in the country on August 9, the 80th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, to protest the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and will proceed on strike the day the Centre moves the bill in Parliament,
A decision in this regard was taken in the national convention convened by the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) in Delhi on Tuesday.
“A resolution passed in the convention said 27 lakh electricity workers and engineers from all over the country will stop the work immediately and will lead a massive protest the very day the bill is tabled in Parliament,” said All-India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) chairman Shailendra Dubey who moved the resolution.
