Patiala, Nov. 21 -- The PSEB Engineers Association on Thursday announced a statewide agitation from November 26, accusing the Punjab government of unprecedented political interference, unjustified punitive action against senior officers, and covert attempts to sell key assets in the power sector.

Engineers will boycott all official WhatsApp groups starting November 26 and hold a state-level protest in Patiala on December 2. The agitation may escalate if the government does not intervene.

The protest call followed a meeting of PSEBEA office-bearers and officers of PSPCL and PSTCL, who opposed the alleged influence of "external consultants with no power-sector experience" on technical and administrative decisions. The Association said dec...