Overview

• On July 29, A.K. Sharma alleged that disruptive elements disguised as power employees had taken a contract to orchestrate strikes and smear campaigns against him.
• His office published a telephonic audio clip of a Basti-based superintending engineer misbehaving with a consumer to highlight alleged departmental misconduct.
• The Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti passed a resolution urging Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take direct charge of the energy department and cancel the privatization of distribution companies.
• Sharma warned that officials who underestimate his authority could face his personal intervention, invoking the metaphor of Lord Ram’s Sudarshan Chakra.
• Two contract employee unions issued press releases distancing themselves from the agitation and accused the Sangharsh Samiti of pursuing a politically motivated campaign.