Lucknow, April 10 -- Power employees in the state associated with Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti on Tuesday announced an indefinite work boycott from May 29 to protest against the proposed privatisation of Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal power distribution corporations.

The decision was taken at a massive rally here attended by over thousands of electricity employees, followed by a general body meeting where a phased agitation plan was finalised. The strike, the Samiti warned, would continue until the privatisation proposal was withdrawn.

"The movement will begin with a public awareness campaign from April 16 to 30. This will be followed by a state-wide bike rally on May 1 (Labour Day), a relay hunger strike from May 2 to 9 at S...