Chandigarh, Oct. 24 -- Electricity employees in Haryana have called off their strike following an assurance from the state government that power utilities will not be privatised, bringing relief to power consumers across 15 districts affected by the agitation.

Around 40,000 employees had participated in the strike, disrupting electricity supply in major cities, including Gurugram, Faridabad, Ambala, Rohtak, Panipat and Yamunanagar.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Minister Anil Vij met representatives of the electricity employees on Friday to discuss their demands. During the meeting, Saini assured them that the government would not privatise the state's power utilities.

Following the assurance, employee representatives agreed to w...