The stage has been set for a fresh confrontation in the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) with the striking pro-Left officers' association planning a siege of the KSEB headquarters on Tuesday and the management refusing permission for it and threatening disciplinary action.
The KSEB Officers' Association (KSEBOA), as part of its indefinite protest launched on April 11, had announced that it would 'surround' the Vydyuthi Bhavan at Pattom in the capital as part of intensifying its stir against management policies.
On Monday, the management refused permission for this mode of protest stating it would amount to a violation of service rules. Participation in the protest would invite 'special disciplinary action,' the Chief Personnel Officer, on behalf of the KSEB chairman and managing director B. Ashok, informed the KSEBOA general secretary in a letter.
