Ludhiana, Dec. 9 -- Opposing the proposed electricity amendment bill, privatisation of the power sector and the implementation of the four new labour codes, workers from various unions held a protest outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited's (PSPCL) Sunder Nagar division and Janata Nagar division office on Gill Road on Monday.

The demonstrators, led by the PSEB Employees Federation (AITUC), Powercom and Transco Contract Workers' Union and the Moulder and Steel Workers' Union, burnt copies of the electricity amendment bill and the four labour codes, alleging that the Centre and state governments were pushing "anti-people and anti-worker" policies.

Union leaders Surjit Singh and Harjinder Singh said the protest was held in resp...