Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti , Uttar Pradesh statement
UP Power Corporation Chairman Dr. Ashish Goyal has issued a highly dictatorial, undemocratic order amending the UP Power Corporation Ltd Personnel (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations 2020. This is the culmination of dictatorship in power corporations of UP.
By making the fifth amendment to the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited Personnel Regulations (Discipline and Appeal), the management has taken the right of dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of the power employees & engineers who are peacefully agitating against privatization. The order says without investigation, dismissal from service which disqualifies for Future Employment, Termination or Reduction in rank can be done without any enquiry and without giving any opportunity to employees.
This order is completely unconstitutional, undemocratic, dictatorial, and reflects highly oppressive attitude of management.
There is no need to be frightened by this. Thousands of power employees & engineers were dismissed in the 2000 strike and in the earlier strikes also and the power employees voluntarily offered arrest & filled the jails of Uttar Pradesh. Due to the collusion with private houses, the management has been so furious that it is not even paying attention to the rules, courtesy and has gone so low.
Our movement against privatization will continue until the decision of privatization is withdrawn. It is our endeavour that consumers should not have any problem due to our movement. It seems that management does not care about consumers. Contract workers are being dismissed, thousands of contract workers have been fired. Now there is a preparation to dismiss regular employees without any investigation. If this happens, it will the sole responsibility of the UPPCL management to maintain power supply in such a scorching heat without any employee.
They know the language of repression, we will give a befitting reply to management with our democratic struggle and steely unity.
Inquilab Zindabad!
Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti , Uttar Pradesh