Thousands of employees of three state-owned power companies went on a 72-hour strike on Wednesday to protest against the privatisation of power firms even as the government invoked the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA).
As the state government invoked the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA), thousands of workers from three state-owned power companies embarked on a 72-hour strike on Wednesday, to protest their privatisation.
Nearly 86,000 employees, officers and engineers of the three power companies, along with 42,000 contract employees and security guards will go on a 72-hour strike starting Wednesday to protest against privatisation