Angry over power being disconnected by the power department engineers for electricity bill remaining unpaid, a Congress worker Simran Kaur has allegedly beaten two engineers Deepak Joshi and lineman Vijay Mehar on Tuesday. The members of Uttarakhand Urja Kamgaar, Power lekha Association, Uttarakhand Vidhutya Samveeda Karamchari Sangh and Uttaranchal Bijli Karamchari Sangh condemned the act and demanded action against Kaur.
Uttarakhand Urja Kamgaar member Deepak Beniwal said that a team of Power Corporation had conducted raids in Doiwala area. However, the Congress worker Simran Kaur assaulted two power department employees when they disconnected electricity connection.
Expressing outrage over the incident, the members of above-mentioned associations asked the State Government and the Power Department to take action against Kaur. If the Government fails to do so, these unions will be compelled to go for indefinite strike. The members of these associations also demanded protection of employees who are deployed for conducing raids at their assigned areas. Others present on the occasion were DC Dhyani, Vinod Kavi and Pradeep Kansal.