Sangrur, July 27 -- Punjab cabinet minister Aman Arora on Sunday appealed to the protesting power sector employees to call off their strike and return to work, assuring them that all genuine demands will be met by the government.

Since July 21, outsourced employees posted at Suvidha Kendras, the 1912 National Call Centre (NCC), Customer Redressal Centres, meter laboratories, stores and other consumer service units have been on an indefinite strike, affecting complaint registration and ground operations across the state.

Regular technical employees are already on mass leave, leaving senior officers, including sub-divisional officers (SDOs) and executive engineers (XENs), to supervise substations and attend critical breakdowns.

Speaking ...