PSEB stir from April 25
Tribune News Service

Patiala, April 21
Engineers working in the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) have announced the schedule of the agitation that they would launch against the decision of the Punjab Government to recruit engineers on contract basis in the two power utilities of the state.

President of the PSEB Engineers’ Association (PSEBEA) HS Bedi said that an emergency meeting of the executive committee of the association was convened today to finalise the schedule to hold demonstrations. Bedi said that to lodge its protest, the association has decided to hold circle-level protest meetings from April 25 to April 30.

“On May 3, the engineers of both power utilities will observe a state-level protest day by wearing black badges. The deputations of engineers at the circle level will meet their local MLAs and ministers to make them aware about the repercussions of the decision taken by the state government to recruit engineers on contract,” he added.

Leaders in the association said that in case the government fails to review the decision, the association would intensify the agitation and engineers will hold a march at all the zonal headquarters - Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda - on May 20. Bhupinder Singh, general secretary of the association, has appealed to all the trade unions in the state to jointly oppose the decision taken by the state government.

The executive committee of the PSEBEA also criticised the managements of PSPCL/PSTCL for their failure to present the case before the state government for the regular recruitment of engineers.