Lucknow: The three-day strike of the electrical energy staff of Uttar Pradesh will get started at 10 pm on Thursday night time for the choice of chairman and managing director in energy firms and a few different problems. Taking a tricky stand in this, the federal government has warned of motion below the Nationwide Safety Act (Rasuka) in case of sacking of contract staff who don’t go back to paintings and vandalism all through demonstrations.
In the meantime, every other phase of electricians has requested its engineers to paintings two extra hours in view of the strike. Shailendra Dubey, convenor of Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, who referred to as for the strike, mentioned that about one lakh electrical energy staff of the state will get started a 3-day strike this night from 10 pm. Those come with engineers, junior engineers, technicians, running workforce, clerical and contractual staff. After about 23 years, a whole strike of electrical energy staff is going down within the state.
He mentioned that on December 3, 2022, there was once an settlement between the state executive and the electricians. On behalf of the federal government, Power Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma had requested for 15 days time to put into effect the issues of the settlement, however now greater than 3 months have handed however the settlement has now not been applied. Dubey mentioned that the federal government had mentioned within the settlement that the chairman and managing director of the ability firms can be decided on simplest via a committee headed by means of the executive secretary, however by means of discontinuing the program, now those posts were posted at the foundation of switch. Goes It has change into the most important level of rivalry.
In the meantime, State Power Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma took a tricky stand at the strike in a press convention within the night time. He mentioned that if the contractual electricians sign up for the strike, they’re going to be sacked. In view of the strike, an alert has been declared around the state. Many staff need to paintings. If somebody stops the ability staff from running then motion shall be taken in opposition to him and if any ‘injury’ is led to all through the strike then motion can be taken below Rasuka.
Sharma mentioned that if the strike led to issues to the general public, the federal government would take motion in opposition to the putting electricians below the Very important Services and products Upkeep Act (ESMA). The federal government has made preparations to stay the state’s electrical energy machine so as. The Energy Minister mentioned that the federal government is frequently speaking to the organizations that have introduced the strike. As of late additionally the dialog came about for 2 hours however the ‘dogmatic’ other folks aren’t in a position to concentrate. Alternatively, the federal government has nonetheless saved the door open for talks. He mentioned that the federal government has taken steps on many issues of the settlement signed with the electrical energy staff on December 3 final. Remainder of the issues also are being mentioned.
In the meantime, Uttar Pradesh Energy Officials Affiliation, every other wing of electricians, has requested its contributors in all districts to compulsorily paintings two hours additional in view of the strike introduced by means of Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukta Sangharsh Samiti to make sure that the state’s energy provide is restored. Might the association be wonderful. Appearing President of the affiliation Awadhesh Kumar Verma mentioned that the duty has been particularly given to these energy engineers who concentrate on repairing disrupted energy provide.
Dubey, the convenor of ‘Electrical energy Staff Joint Sangharsh Samiti’, mentioned that within the settlement signed between the electrical energy staff and the federal government on December 3, 2022, many issues have been agreed upon. Those come with the choice of the Chairman and Managing Director of Power Companies by means of the committee, ordering time-bound pay scales for the 3 promotional posts being gained as sooner than, implementation of the Energy Sector Staff Coverage Act for energy staff and operation of energy sub-stations of transmission. and forestall outsourcing of repairs basically.