India, March 30 -- A resolution was passed at the Electricity Mahapanchayat in Varanasi on Saturday urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the state to cancel the proposed privatisation of Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal power distribution corporations, citing potential public hardships.

Electricity employees participated in the event, organised by the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers and the Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti.

Protesters warned that privatization could lead to a threefold increase in electricity tariffs, drawing comparisons to Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi, where private electricity rates are significantly higher than in Uttar Pradesh.

They also pointed out that private c...