Puducherry, June 16 (Representative) Puducherry Electricity Department Employees Joint Action Committee (JAC) has decided to intensify their agitation in protest against the privatization of Electricity Distribution Company (Discom) in the Union Territory by the Centre. The employees decided that the electricity meter reading for all connections will not be taken from July 1. It may be noted that on direction of the Central government, the NR Congress-BJP government in the UT gave the nod for the privatization of the Discom after a cabinet meeting. Department employees, besides political parties and trade unions started agitation to protest against this.
With the five-day relay fast by the employees ended on Wednesday, the employees met under the Presidentship of Velmurugan, General Secretary of JAC last night in which it was decided not to take electricity meter reading for all connections from July 1. Further it was decided to continue with the work to rule agitation and electricity department engineers will not do any work other than which were allotted to them. Engineers and clerks will boycott desk works and it was also decided not to give any new connections. The decision to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the public and to quit the official Whatsapp group and return the sim card given by the department were taken in the meeting.