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| Day 3: JK lands in power crises, admin unmoved | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: Even as the Jammu and Kashmir is facing major power crises in the wake of strike call by the employees of the power department, the administration seems to be unmoved by the public woes and the protests, alike. A major power breakdown has pushed large parts of the Union Territory to darkness as thousands of employees of the Power department have gone on indefinite strike. Around twenty-thousand employees are protesting against the move of the government to merge J&K Power Development Department into the Power Grid Corporation of India and the handing over of the assets to private companies. The protesters said the privatization of the assets of the power department would mean the power supply to consumers in Jammu and Kashmir will also be privatized.
Several districts in Jammu and Kashmir have been complaining of major power outages while some areas have seen no electricity at all since the strike begun.
The employees have been on strike from December 17 night. They have announced not to carry out any repair work or maintenance until the government accepts their demands.
The protesters want a rollback of the government decision to privatize assets, regularisation of daily wage power employees, and the release of salaries.
For the last two days the employees have been holding protests across the UT whereas from the field staff like linemen to inspectors to higher ups like engineers, the employees of the concerned department are on strike.
Till now the government has not put a word to inform the people about the issue nor it has been able to negotiate with the protesters.
“The employees have genuine demand but the government looks unmoved by the miseries of the people and the demands of the protesting employees,” said an observer.
When contacted officials said negotiations were held with striking employees but failed to break the ice. |
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