Dehradun, Nov. 11 -- Thousands of UPNL employees from across Uttarakhand gathered in Dehradun today and began an indefinite sit-in protest outside the Parade Ground. They are demanding regularisation of their services. Around 22,000 employees engaged through the Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Kalyan Nigam Limited (UPNL) in various state government departments have decided to go on a complete strike, accusing the government of ignoring their long-pending demands.
Anil Gusain, District President of the UPNL Employees Federation, Rudraprayag, said that all 22,000 UPNL employees across different departments have boycotted work from today. He also reminded that, in 2018, the Nainital High Court had directed the State Government to regularise all UPNL...