Electricity workers and farmers rally against 'anti-people' move

DISCONTENT | Nationwide protests erupt against UP electricity privatization, strike called for July 9

- UP State Bureau

Mass protests erupted across India on Wednesday against the proposed privatization of electricity distribution in Uttar Pradesh, with thousands of power sector employees, engineers, farmers, and consumer groups joining demonstrations under the banner of the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE).

The call for protest came in response to plans for privatizing Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal distribution zones, widely criticized as a move to favor select private conglomerates. Protesters accused officials within the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation and the administration of colluding with business groups to transfer public electricity assets worth billions at throwaway prices.