Ludhiana, Dec. 3 -- Power services remained disrupted in Ludhiana on Tuesday after outsourced workers of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) began a three-day strike from December 2 to 4. They are demanding the rollback of privatisation policies and the regularisation of contract employees.

The protesting workers, deployed as complaint handling bikes (CHB) and complaint handling wagons (CHW), are responsible for maintaining transmission lines and addressing complaints registered on the 1912 helpline.

Explaining the impact of the strike, PSPCL officials said the outsourced workers handle a major share of on ground technical operations, including routine maintenance, feeder repair and fault rectification. With the department in...