STATE OF PLAY
Over the past several weeks, Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram has been witnessing a protracted struggle between the management and the pro-Left officers’ association of the government-run power utility, the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEB).
Even for a State where strikesare scarcely a novelty, the stand-off has remained headline material, largely due to the multiplicity of narratives in play. The suspension of a woman officer, who allegedly went on unauthorised leave in March, had drawn protests from the pro-CPI(M) officers’ organisation — the KSEB Officers’ Association (KSEBOA).
