Many parts of Chandigarh faced power outrage as employees of the Electricity Department went on a one-day strike in protest against the privatisation of the department.
The protest was held on Thursday in Sector 43, where workers expressed their strong reservations about the privatisation move. The union will again go on strike for four days on February 1, 7, 23 and 24 against the privatisation of power distribution in the Union Territory (UT).