Shimla, March 30 -- Hundreds of pensioners on Monday staged a gherao of the Vidhan Sabha at Chaura Maidan in Shimla, pressing the Himachal Pradesh government to address their long-pending demands and warning of a larger statewide agitation if their issues remain unresolved.

The protest was organised under the banner of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Executive Committee, with participants raising slogans and expressing strong dissatisfaction over what they termed as the government's "continued neglect" of pensioners' concerns.

Speaking to ANI, the president of the committee, Suresh Thakur, said the agitation was part of a larger struggle to secure what pensioners consider their rightful entitlements after decades of service.

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