TNN Ludhiana: Three days after winding up their dharna at office chief engineer of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) businessmen have declared new series of protests this time at every divisional office of the PSPCL in Ludhiana.
Notably the businessmen are up in arms against PSPCL for slapping unauthorised use of electricity (UUE) cases and heavy penalties on the industrialist who were using overload in their factories.
The new series of protest will start from June 28 and will continue till August 23 after which protest will be held at Patiala head office of the department.
Jaswinder Singh Thukral, president of Janta Nagar Small Scale Manufacturers Association (JSMA), who is spearheading this campaign said, “If any PSPCL officials thinks that we have forgotten about UUE cases and penalties, he is highly mistaken.
Because the protest which we conducted last week was just a small trailer of to what extent we can go for justice.
After long discussions with the business associations who supported the protest against PSPCL, we have decided that every Monday we will gherao different divisional office of the department against the atrocities committed by department on the businessmen by slapping such heavy penalties on us” Thukral also added, “Our agitation will start from June 28 at Janta Nagar Power Division office.
After this during next weeks we will conduct dharnas the at Estate Division , Focal Point Division, Model Town Division, CMC Division, City West Division, Aggar Nagar Division, Sundar Nagar Division and finally on August 23rd at City centre Division.
Already huge support has been expressed by businessmen from all the areas and across different trades and this agitation will be a big success.
After completing the protest at all the divisions of Ludhiana we will also protest at the PSPCL head office.
We are confident that we will emerge victorious and department will take back all the cases and waive off penalties imposed on us”