Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 8 -- The Lower Primary School Teacher (LPST) rank holders on Saturday symbolically ate grass to protest the government's delay in issuing appointment orders outside the Keralam Secretariat amid the ongoing agitation.

The protest, which has now crossed 34 days, highlights the mounting frustration among candidates who cleared the Keralam Public Service Commission (PSC) rank list but claim they have been left waiting indefinitely without formal placement.

A protester expressed deep anguish over the lack of response, saying that the government has not taken any action and has been ignorant despite several forms of protests.

"We are LPST rank holders. We have been protesting for 34 days. There is no good news from t...