As poll season approaches, govt employees put fiscal prudence to the sword

Due to the sheer size of the workforce, govt employees often go on strike, especially in election season, to have their demands met

Power sector government employees were on strike in Maharashtra almost before the New Year calls were over. These employees of the government-run Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDC) opposed giving a license for electricity distribution business in a segment of Mumbai city to a private company of the Adani group. Their fear was that competition in the business might give the government ideas.

In Madhya Pradesh, contract workers in the health sector have also gone on strike. Through their slogans, they have warned the state government that it will be out of power if their demands are not met.

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