PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry government remains on the edge Puducherry Electricity Department (PED) employees have stuck to their decision to go on an indefinite strike from February 1. This comes even as PED employees were warned stern action would be initiated against them under CCS (Conduct) rules, 1964 rules.
The employees boycotted the government conciliatory meeting to be held on Monday. Meanwhile, Opposition parties, too, are set to launch agitations against the government’s move to privatise power distribution and transmission in the UT.
A Velmuragan, General Secretary of Electricity Engineers and Employees Privatisation protest committee (EEEPPC) said, “The employees will not attend to services including maintenance feeder breakdown and work in sub-stations.” The strike will continue till the government drops the privatisation, Velmuragan added.
Section 144 under the CrPC was enacted in all of PED’s offices, sub-stations and installations in the UT and Karaikal.