Haryana's power employees strike for three days against the parallel distribution licence, then call it off after talks

22 October 2026

Power employees and engineers across Haryana went on a three-day strike from 22 October against the parallel distribution licence granted for Gurugram and Nuh. The call came from the Haryana Bijli Karamchari and Engineers Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha, which wanted the licence cancelled and the proposed privatisation of power distribution dropped. The Morcha argued that a second distributor in the state's highest-revenue districts would weaken Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, the government company that supplies the area. About 40,000 employees joined the strike, which affected an estimated 10 lakh consumers. It was called off on 23 October after the unions met Energy Minister Anil Vij and the Chief Minister. The minister said the government had taken the regulator's order to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and asked for a stay. The government and the unions were to meet again on 3 November. Haryana distributes power through two state companies, one for the south and one for the north.