Lucknow, Feb. 19 -- : Power employees in Uttar Pradesh have seized upon governor Anandiben Patel's address in the state assembly on Tuesday where she highlighted significant improvements in electricity supply-to renew their demand for an immediate rollback of the ongoing privatisation process.

The Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti has urged chief minister Yogi Adityanath to cancel the process of privatisation of Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal power distribution companies, arguing that if supply has improved, privatisation is unnecessary.

The protest against privatisation entered its 83rd day, with power employees staging statewide demonstrations. The union pointed out that the governor's address acknowledged uninterrupted power s...