Stating that Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 has been introduced in Parliament in a hurried manner, employees and officials of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) and Hubballi Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) staged a demonstration in Hubballi on Monday.
Under aegis of KPTCL officers and Employees Union, KPTLC Employees Association, HESCOM Contract Employees Association, All India Powermen’s Federation (AIPF) and AIUTUC, the employees staged a snap protest before the office of HESCOM at Navanagar in Hubballi.
Addressing the protestors, secretary of KPTCL Employees Association Adiveppa Menasinakai said that previously, when the Union government took steps towards privatisation of power sector, there were widespread agitations across the country forcing the government to withdraw the Amendment Bill. “Even now united protest is the only tool to combat against privatisation,” he said.
