The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) Engineers’ Association, which recently wrote to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann seeking to curb political interference in the functioning of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL), has expressed shock over the sudden suspension of Chief Engineer Harish Sharma.

A day after taking over as the power secretary and chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of PSPCL, Basant Garg ordered Sharma’s suspension late on November 1, triggering widespread resentment among employees and retired engineers. Sharma held dual charge as chief engineer of the government-owned Guru Gobind Singh Thermal Power Plant in Ropar and Guru Amardas Thermal Power Plant in Goindwal Sahib.

The suspension order cites unusua

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