Jhunjhunu: Staff from Sikar electricity dept of Friday staged a demonstration and submitted a memorandum to the SP and senior officials of their dept, demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in the attack on an electricity dept team that had Thursday gone to replace a smart meter in Radhakishanpura area.The employees warned that if the accused are not arrested within two days, electricity dept staff across the district will boycott work from Monday.Employee union leaders Rajkumar Bhaskar and Mahesh Kumar said technical assistant Omprakash Meel and his team had gone to replace a faulty smart meter in the area when they were allegedly attacked by local residents. The assailants allegedly assaulted the employees, tore their clothes and attacked Meel with an iron rod, leaving him seriously injured. He is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.The union leaders demanded strict action against those responsible and said Friday’s protest was symbolic. They warned that if arrests are not made by Monday, electricity employees across the district would launch an indefinite protest and work boycott at the district headquarters.The employee leaders also raised concerns over the role of outsourced workers engaged by Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (AVVNL). They alleged that permanent dept employees often face the consequences of actions involving contractual staff.They demanded that contractor employees be issued proper identification cards and regulated more effectively to maintain public confidence in the corporation and prevent similar incidents in the future.
