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V. Raghavendra

Andhra Pradesh: Power employees protest against Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022

VIJAYAWADA

Power sector employees organised demonstrations against the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 across the State on Monday under the aegis of the AP State Electricity Employees’ Joint Action Committee (APSEE-JAC) in response to a call given by the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers.

The JAC insisted that the Bill was aimed at privatising electricity supply and would be detrimental to the interests of the consumers. The Centre rushed the draft Bill without consulting employees and engineers of power utilities and other stakeholders, the JAC said.

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