Ludhiana, Oct. 10 -- In a strong show of dissent, PSPCL employees and pensioners across Ludhiana held protest rallies at divisional levels against the state government's alleged move to sell valuable assets belonging to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

The protests were organised jointly by Bijli Mulazam Ekta Manch, Joint Forum, Association of Junior Engineers (AOJE), Powercom and Transco Pensioners' Union and Grid Substation Employees' Union.

The protesting staff have accused the government of attempting to privatise public resources under the guise of asset monetisation and warned that such decisions could jeopardise the future of both the power utility and its workforce, calling it "an attack on the future of the p...