# Himachal power staff oppose deployment to Haryana during strike

2026-10-21T15:20:05+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) employees, engineers and pensioners has urged the board management not to send Himachal-based electricity personnel to Haryana during a three-day strike by Haryana power employees from Thursday, 22 October 2026. The Haryana employees are protesting the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission’s decision to grant a 25-year parallel electricity distribution licence to Eleven Power Private Limited for Gurugram and Nuh. In a representation to the HPSEBL chairman, the Himachal committee expressed solidarity with Haryana’s electricity workers, arguing that deploying personnel from neighbouring states would undermine the collective efforts of the protesters. The JAC has asked for clear directions that no employee or engineer from Himachal be sent to operate Haryana’s electricity system during the strike. The representation has also been marked to the Haryana Chief Minister and the state’s Power Minister.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both himachalscape.com and India Today cover the Haryana power strike with straight reporting, attributing each claim to its source. Himachal Scape leads with the Himachal employees’ solidarity appeal, while India Today provides the broader context of the Haryana government’s assurance to challenge the HERC order before APTEL and the unions’ refusal to call off the strike. Neither outlet adopts a government-critical or pro-government framing, both present the government’s legal recourse and the unions’ fears of privatisation as stated positions. The coverage is uniform, with no significant framing difference. The concrete next step is the Haryana government’s planned appeal to APTEL within five to six days.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- himachalscape.com (neutral report) <https://himachalscape.com/2026/10/21/himachal-power-employees-oppose-deployment-to-haryana-during-strike/>
  Reports the JAC appeal without taking sides or evaluating the strike.
- indiatoday.in (neutral report) <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/haryana-power-strike-private-distribution-licence-gurugram-nuh-electricity-nayab-singh-saini-3022209-2026-10-21?utm_source=rss>
  Straight news agency style, includes government, union and Congress views.

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Anil Vij, Eleven Power Private Limited, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission, Himachal Pradesh, HPSEBL, Nayab Singh Saini
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