Will go on strike if Electricity (Amendment) Bill is passed without consultation: AIPEF

The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Friday warned that its members would go on strike if Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 is passed without taking them into confidence.

Union Power Minister R K Singh on Thursday said the Bill, which aims at enabling consumers to choose between multiple service providers just like in case of telecom services, is likely to be introduced and pushed for passage in the monsoon session of Parliament beginning July.

AIPEF said it strongly opposes the statement made by the minister.

“Any unilateral action to get the Bill passed in Parliament without taking the electricity employees and engineers across the country into confidence will be strongly opposed and all 27 lakh electricity employees and engineers