Version imprimable08th August 2022
Press Release by CTUs, Sectoral Independent Sectoral Federations and Associations
Central Trade Unions oppose ELECTRICITY (Amendment) Bill, 2022
That ELECTRICITY (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is a prescription for privatizing electricity distribution, is a known fact. That is why the Samyukt Kisan Morcha has demanded that the Bill should be scrapped. The National Co-ordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) have taken pains over the entire past year to explain to the ordinary people how Electricity will become a luxury item if the Bill is passed. They have approached all the State Governments, MPs of various political parties to seek their views. Several of them visited the day-long programme organized by the NCCOEEE in Constitution Club, Delhi on 2nd August, 2022 and voiced their opposition to the Bill. They had come adjusting their engagements in the Parliament and said that the Bill was not listed in the business to be transacted in the Parliament.
But it is no surprise that the Central Government seeks to table the Bill during the week starting from 8.08.2022. They are committed to privatise everything at their Masters
