27 lakh power sector employees to go on nationwide strike on July 9 over UP discoms' privatisation; allege foul play
electricity distribution companies
, a move engineers claim could have far-reaching consequences for consumers and the sector at large.
The
All India Power Engineers' Federation
(AIPEF) on Wednesday said the strike has been called under the banner of the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (
NCCOEEE
), in opposition to the proposed privatisation of Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (PVVNL) and Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (DVVNL).
'These two discoms together serve 42 of the 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh,' said Shailendra Dubey, chairman of AIPEF.
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Dubey said demonstrations are already underway nationwide and warned that the proposed July 9 strike — if carried out at full scale — could disrupt power supply in several regions.
'On the call of umbrella body National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE), the power employees, junior engineers and engineers across the country have held massive demonstrations in protest against the privatization of the discoms,' he said.
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The federation has accused the
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd
and some senior state officials of colluding with select private companies to hand over valuable public assets at 'throwaway prices.'
Dubey alleged that the proposed move to privatise PVVNL and DVVNL is not just an economic decision, but one that could strip farmers and low-income households of subsidised benefits.
'Farmers and poor people will be deprived of several benefits if the discoms are privatised,' he said.
He also issued a stark warning: 'We will not be responsible if power supply is affected.'
The strike is expected to have a pan-India footprint, with major demonstrations planned in cities including Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Nagpur, Raipur, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Vadodara, Rajkot, Guwahati, Shillong, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Ranchi, Srinagar, Jammu, Shimla, Dehradun, Patiala, Jaipur, Kota, Hisar, and Lucknow.
The AIPEF has demanded a rollback of the privatisation decision and is urging state and central governments to consult with employees and engineers before implementing sweeping structural changes in the power sector.
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