business over 27 lakh power sector employees to strike on july 9 against privatisation protests planned in hy

Over 27 Lakh Power Sector Employees To Strike On July 9 Against Privatisation; Protests Planned In Hyderabad Too

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New Delhi: Around 27 lakh power sector employees will go on a day-long nationwide strike on July 9 against the governments move to privatise two discoms in Uttar Pradesh, engineers body AIPEF said on Wednesday. The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to privatise Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (PVVNL) and Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (DVVNL), which cover 42 of 75 districts of the State, Shailendra Dubey, Chairman of All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF), said. On the