The employees on contract of the three power companies took out a morcha at Vidhan Bhavan on Monday in support of their demands. The demands include the regularisation of services of 42,000 contractual employees and removing the backlog of backward classes in employment. There are about 38,500 vacancies in the three companies.
National President of Swatantra Mazdoor Union J S Patil led the morcha. Backward Class Employees Union President Sanjay Ghodke, and General Secretary Premanand Mourya were prominent among those present.
A delegation then submitted a memorandum of their demands to Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Devendra Fadnavis.