Hyderabad, March 8 -- The Federal Executive of the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has strongly opposed the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025 and announced a nationwide lightning protest on March 10 if the Union Government moves ahead with tabling the Bill in Parliament during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.

The decision was taken during the AIPEF Federal Executive meeting held in Dehradun on Sunday. AIPEF leaders expressed deep concern over reports that the government intends to push the Bill despite widespread objections from stakeholders, including power employees, engineers, farmers' organisations and consumer groups.

AIPEF Chairman Shailendra Dubey and Secretary General P Rathnakar Rao said the feder...