Shimla, Nov. 14 -- HRTC pensioners staged a protest against the state government, demanding the fulfilment of their long-pending demands.

Dev Raj Thakur, President of the Transport Pensioners Welfare Association, Himachal Pradesh, said, "We are not asking for anything excessive. We are merely seeking parity with what the state government has already provided to other pensioners. Whenever we have fought for our rights, we have been deceived. Serving employees have been granted a 3% Dearness Allowance (DA) along with their arrears, whereas we were given the 3% DA without any arrears. The government must find a resolution to this. On 27 November, we will lay siege to the corporation's headquarters."

On Thursday, Himachal Road Transport Cor...