Fatehabad: The three-day strike of electricity employees in Fatehabad continued for the second day with full solidarity and strictness in protest against the decision of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission to grant parallel power distribution license for 25 years to private company Eleven Power in Gurugram and Nuh districts. On Friday also, on the call of Electricity Employees and Engineers Joint Sangharsh Morcha, work in power houses across the district came to a complete halt, due to which there was silence in the offices and administrative work related to the public was affected.
The second day of protest and dharna organized in the power house complex was jointly presided over by Circle Secretary Fakir Chand Saini, Bhup Singh Bhadolanwali, Ashok Kumar Panu from Engineer Association and Pawan Selwal from SC-BC Workers Union. The efficient operation of the stage was done jointly by Ramniwas Sharma and Sanjay Saini. The employee leaders said in clear words that privatization of public power corporations is against both public interest and employee interest and the struggle will continue until the government withdraws this decision.
Got huge support from opposition leaders and farmer organizations
On the second day of the strike, the workers' movement received political and social support. Congress MLA from Fatehabad Balwan Singh Daulatpuriya, senior INLD leader Sunaina Chautala and INLD District President Bikar Singh Hadauli reached the power house along with their workers and strongly supported the demands of the employees. The leaders said in their address that the government is bent on selling the electricity department to benefit private houses. Handing over high revenue generating areas like Gurugram and Nuh to private companies is a conspiracy to push the power corporations towards poverty. He assured that the entire opposition and the general public are standing shoulder to shoulder with the employees in this fight.
Support of various employees and social organizations
Prominent social workers, farmer and employee leaders who came to support the protest included Nihal Singh Matana from Retired Employees Association, Dr. Prithvi Singh Bana from Sarva Employees Association and Hon. Ramdas, Vijaypal Jakhar from Haryana Employees Federation, Begraj from Sangh, Karmchand Sardana, Poonamchand Ratti, Randhir Singh Dabas, Kulwant Bhinder, Omprakash Lot, Leelakrishna Sharma (Public Health), Naresh Rana (Municipal Council), Shammi Ratti, Dr. Rameshwar Kalvan, Omprakash Chaddha, Ramkishan Tanwar (Ambedkar Sabha), Banarasi Das Monga from Citizen Rights Forum, Harkishan Lal Kamboj and Mairam Bhuthankalan, Councilor Mohan Lal Narang, INLD leader Dr. Ramphal Singh, Ravindra Hijrawan from Turban Sambhal Jatta Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Malkit Singh Uppal, Lavi Bath and Tajendra Singh Toor Salamkheda, Hon. Somprakash, Ma. Premchand, Ma. Many dignitaries including Omprakash, Bansilal Sihag and Ravindra Kadwasara from Kheti Bachao Kisan Organization were present.