Public sector officers’ association against privatisation of BPCL

A grouping of public sector officers’ associations wants the government to drop the idea of privatising Bharat Petroleum CorporationNSE -0.46 % Limited (BPCL) but said it would not go for a strike to press its cause as it was faced with a “mighty” government.

Representatives of officers’ associations from several state-run companies such as BPCL, Indian OilNSE 0.20 %, ONGC, GAIL, NTPC, SAIL and BHEL said at a press conference on Monday that BPCL’s proposed privatisation was like killing the golden goose and would hurt the economy, government’s social welfare programme and energy security.