New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said electricity employees have called off their strike after the state government invoked Section 108 of the Electricity Act, 2003, and directed the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) to review its order permitting a private company to distribute power in Gurugram and Nuh.

Speaking at a joint press conference with representatives of the employees' union in Panchkula, Saini said the government had assured them of its support and that workers would immediately return to duty. He reiterated that the state government opposed privatisation of electricity distribution.

Saini said HERC was an independent body governed by its own legislation and that the sta...