LUCKNOW, June 1 -- The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) and its employees' union are locked in a fresh face-off over the selection of Grant Thornton as a consultant for power sector reforms, with the management dismissing allegations of irregularities as "misleading and baseless".

While the UPPCL said no decision had yet been taken on a separate September 2024 tender aimed at improving financial accounting standards at the division level, the Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti alleged that the process was deliberately delayed to favour Grant Thornton.

It was alleged that despite no final decision, the firm had advertised accountant positions in December 2024, mentioning work locations across multiple U.P. discoms.

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