Members cutting across party lines on Wednesday demanded in the State Assembly that the Government-AES agreement be reviewed as the “highhandedness” of the American company (AES) has put the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) in jeopardy.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, BJD member Soumya Ranjan Patnaik alleged that many workers of OPGC are being treated differently by the present management run by the AES.
While the Odisha Government bears 51 per cent stake, the AES with 49 per cent state has taken administration charge as per the agreement. Under its management, Odia employees are being exploited, he alleged.
Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik also expressed concern over how the power utility is being managed by the AES. He demanded that the agreement reviewed soon.
He claimed the employees appointed by the AES management are getting higher remuneration compared to those engaged by previous management of the company.
Congress legislature party leader Narasingha Mishra also said that there should be “no legal restriction on reviewing the pact”.
BJD members Kishore Mohanty and Amar Prasad Satpathy also alleged that many employees had been staging protest against the AES’ “discrimination” for the last two days.
They demanded that the Governments intervene and save the project.