Employees of the Rural Electrification Board have declared an indefinite nationwide work stoppage starting Sunday, pressing a four-point demand.
The demands include reforms in rural electrification, elimination of job discrimination, and an end to harassment through punitive measures.
Assistant Office Secretary Anju Rani Malakar stated that despite repeated assurances, the Ministry of Power had failed to resolve longstanding issues. Instead, workers faced termination, transfers, and suspensions.
The protesting employees also called for reinstating unjustly dismissed staff and demanded legal action against corrupt officials within the Rural Electrification Board.