LUCKNOW: The UP Power employees on Thursday night decided to withdraw their ongoing agitation following assurance from the state government that privatization of power distribution in seven cities of state will not be done.
Shaliendra Dubey Convener of Joint Forum of employees and engineers said that we have decided to withdraw the 19 days old agitation on a written assurance from the UPPCL that Integrated Service Provider tenders for privatization of power distribution in five cities had been withdrawn. The agreement was signed in the presence of UP power Minister Srikant Sharma.
Dubey said that the deadlock was broken after a marathon round of talks extending over eight hours with top Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited management in the presence of UP power minister Srikant Sharma. There will be no victimization of any employee for participating in the strike. The ways to improve the power utilities working will be taken in consultation with the employees and engineers.
The employees and engineers were opposing the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to privatize power distribution in Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Meerut and Moradabad and all the employees and engineers from the power sector were on strike and boycotting work since March 27.