PATIALA: Powercom engineers will launch an agitation from December 2 and the final shape of agitation will be decided in a state level protest meeting at Patiala to express their resentment against the PSPCL management and Punjab Government actions exerting undue pressure on engineers to toe their line of action.
This is the first time such a meeting has been planned by the Association. This meeting will be attended by over 1000 engineers including retired life members and other dignitaries from all over Punjab.
Ajay Pal Singh Atwal, general secretary said that engineers will be expressing their strong resentment against the recent arbitrary actions, sale of power sector properties, growing interference by politicians in the power sector, inaction regarding Electricity (amendment ) Bill 2025, and erosion of technical autonomy .
The main demands include the immediate halt of sale of PSPCL/PSTCL assets and properties, resume the process for setting up the state sector 2 × 800 MW supercritical units at Ropar, unconditional revocation of the suspension of chief engineer Ropar thermal and abrupt removal of Director/Generation PSPCL on unsubstantiated and fabricated technical data , stop political interference and restrict the involvement of private consultants in technical and administrative decisions of power sector.
The Association has conveyed their concerns through meetings and letters to the concerned authorities including Chief Minister, Power Minister CMD/ PSPCL secretary/Power. However, no corrective action has been taken till date , compelling the engineers to resort to the path of agitation.
The Power Minister has no legal powers to suo-motu remove any Director of PSPCL or any other senior engineer. As per rules committee of whole time members is authorised to take disciplinary actions on SE and above . Further as per Companies Act 2013 – Article of Association of PSPCL only selection committee can recommend for removal of any director of PSPCL.