Lucknow, March 24 -- On Monday, a large number of electricity employees gathered in Meerut for a Bijli Panchayat where the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers, UP Viduyt Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, and State Electricity Board Junior Engineers' Organisation declared a decisive struggle against power sector privatisation.

"Employees vowed to resist privatisation at any cost and pledged sacrifices for the cause. A statewide rally in Lucknow on April 9 will mark the beginning of a large-scale agitation, with specific protest programmes to be announced," Sangharsh Samiti convenor Shailendra Dubey said.

Subhash Lamba from the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers and...