PSEB unbundling need of hour, says Lakhowal
Anshu Seth
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 10
The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) today extended support to “unbundling” of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) terming it as the need of the hour. The union leaders denied support to 22 kisan organisations protesting against the move.

The decision to this effect was taken following party state executive committee meeting held in Ludhiana.

BKU president Ajmer Singh Lakhowal stated that farmers were not getting power supply and as a result the farming community was bearing huge losses. “If the state government is committed to give undisrupted power supply to the agriculture sector post unbundling, the farmers have nothing to lose,” he added.

Coming down heavily on PSEB employees, who are raising hue and cry over the decision, Lakhowal alleged: “More than 4,000 employees do not dispense their duties but have ample time to stage protests that has put a question mark on the existing work culture in the board.”

However, the BKU president also said the government should also safeguard farmer’s interests post “unbundling”. “The government should be ready to add power bills and maintenance of tubewells to the cost of electricity production”.