Lucknow, Sept. 13 -- Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief and MP Chandrashekhar Azad extended his support to protesting Panchayat Sahayaks and said he organised a candlelight march to highlight their demands, including a salary hike, state employee status and maternity leave.

Azad on Saturday said the march was aimed at drawing attention to what he described as the government's neglect of Panchayat Sahayaks, who have been protesting for the past six days.

"We have organised a candlelight march to dispel the darkness this government has cast over the lives of Panchayat Sahayaks. Our sole objective is to highlight that Panchayat Sahayaks have been struggling for their demands for the past six days, and these demands are legitimate," Azad s...