LUCKNOW: Power sector employees of Uttar Pradesh held massive demonstrations in Lucknow and other districts of state against the privatisation decision of state government. The employees said that any unilateral decision on privatisation of Discoms is taken by the government and they will be compelled to struggle in democratic way.
Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti said that the state government is planning to sell properties of Discoms worth billions of rupees to selected corporate houses on the basis of wrong data and false propaganda.
The data being circulated by corporations is nothing but a bunch of lies. How can employees trust the state government when they themselves signed an agreement with employees in presence of the power minister and advisor to the chief minister on 3rd. December 2022 and till date they have not followed it.
The future of contract workers will be completely wiped off, said Rajeev Singh and Girish Pandey.
There is full preparation to crush the movement of power sector employees and engineers struggling against privatization in Uttar Pradesh by creating an atmosphere of repression and fear, Said Shailendra Dubey convenor. The employees are being threatened by the management.
The losses of corporations are due to pending payments and if these payments are given to corporations they will become profitable.
Power employees of Uttar Pradesh are getting ready to make sacrifices in protest against this oppression.