Shimla, Nov. 13 -- Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) pensioners on Friday staged a protest outside the office of the corporation's Managing Director in Shimla, accusing the state government of failing to fulfil its assurances made ahead of Diwali and neglecting their long-pending financial demands.

The protesting pensioners, under the banner of the HRTC Pensioners Welfare Association and the H.P. Pensioners Joint Action Committee, expressed resentment over what they described as discriminatory treatment of retired employees, particularly regarding dearness allowance (DA), pension arrears and other retirement benefits.

Brij Lal Thakur, Media In-charge of the HRTC Pensioners Joint Action Committee, Himachal Pradesh, said pensione...