Even though Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh had publicly promised to amend the Electricity Act before the agitating PSEB employees in July, privately he had told the state power officials, including Ratra, that Punjab should at least fulfil the minimum statutory compliance by setting up a separate transmission company.
While the state power officials are in favour of complying with the 2003 Act, the problem is due to the indecisiveness of the state leadership. Even though the Power Ministry has talked tough before the state bureaucrats, there are indications that Badal will handle the issue at a political level to buy more time for his party.
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