PDD employees boycott work, protest against proposed privatisation
Posted on Dec 19, 2021 | Author Aatif Qayoom
Srinagar, Dec 18: Employees of Power Development Department (PDD) here under the banner of All J&K Power Employees and Engineers Coordination Committee (JKPECC) on Saturday boycotted work across J&K against the proposed privatization of PDD.
The protesting employees were demanding scrapping the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and Standard Bidding Document for privatisation of electricity.
The PDD employees assembled at their respective headquarters holding placards against the privatisation of power. The employees observed protests to press for scrapping the privatisation of electricity bills.
The protest employees said they have put the four-point agenda before government and said if demands are not fulfilled their protest will continue.
The employees of PDD also hold protests at the Maximum district headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir in support of their demands, the main protest was held at Power Complex Bemina.
Speaking to Rising Kashmir, JKEEGA president, Munshi Majid said the government should issue a white paper on non-fulfilment of the recommendations of the Unbundling report and the failure to create the positions as mandated by the committee at Gazetted and Non-Gazetted levels, regularisation of PDLs/TDLs, DPC of Non-Gazetted staff, regularisation of all PDD Engineers.
The protesting employees said, "Despite the failure of privatisation in Agra, Greater Noida and Orissa, the government is moving ahead without bothering to take feedback of practical aspects from Discoms, who are the real sufferers. In the name of reforms, the government is serving the interest of the private sector, gradually destroying the public sector across the country."