India, June 30 -- BENGALURU Chief minister D K Shivakumar on Monday assured employees of the state's power utilities that the government would not take a unilateral decision on privatisation, saying the issue would be placed before the Cabinet and decided after considering the views of employees.

Addressing a felicitation programme organised by the joint federation of the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Employees' Union and Associations at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said, "I alone cannot decide whether power utilities should be privatised. We will discuss the issue at the next Cabinet meeting and take a decision based on your opinion."

Referring to the employees' campaign against privatisation, Shivakumar questione...