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AAP extends support to Chandigarh powermen union
Seven AAP councillors and around 100 party workers, led by state unit chief Prem Garg, participated in the union’s dharna in Sector 17 in Chandigarh
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday extended support to the UT Powermen Union and took part in a protest against the Chandigarh administration’s move to privatise the electricity department.
Seven AAP councillors and around 100 party workers, led by state unit chief Prem Garg, participated in the union’s dharna in Sector 17.
“The party and all its 14 councillors are with the union in its protest against the BJP government’s decision. We also support the call of strike,” Garg said.
The union is going on a three-day strike starting February 21.
Gopal Dutt Joshi, secretary, UT Powermen Union, said, “Chandigarh citizens on Tuesday staged a mass protest in Sector 17 against the sale of the electricity department, which has earned crores of profits in the last five years by giving the cheapest electricity in the country.”
Subhash Lamba, member of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers and national vice-president of Electricity Employees Federation of India, said, “Due to the strike of employees of Chandigarh power department, no employee and engineer from any state and union territory would come to Chandigarh to provide power.”
UT Chandigarh Employees’ Federation president Raghbir Chand also announced to support the strike of Chandigarh electricity workers.
A memorandum addressed to the UT administrator was also handed over to the SDM.
