Overview

• Unions under NCCOEEE and AIPEF have mobilised about 27 lakh electricity employees and engineers against the sale of PVVNL and DVVNL in 42 Uttar Pradesh districts.
• Demonstrations held this week across major cities including Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai are building momentum for the planned strike.
• Protest leaders accuse Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation and government officials of colluding with private houses to sell public assets at throwaway prices.
• They claim that Rs 14,400 crore in unpaid government dues and Rs 22,000 crore in subsidies are being mischaracterised as losses to justify the privatisation push.
• Unions warn that ending subsidies and a mass walkout could trigger widespread power disruptions and place heavier burdens on rural and low-income consumers.