Chandigarh, Oct. 14 -- The multitasking staff workers at Panjab University staged a protest outside the registrar's office on Tuesday over repeated delays in salary payments, alleging that their wages are withheld for two to three months at a time despite their already meagre earnings of Rs.10,000 to Rs.12,000 a month. This is the third such protest by the workers in the past six to seven months.

The workers, including sanitation staff responsible for maintaining cleanliness across the campus, said their salaries are supposed to arrive by the seventh of every month but are frequently delayed, forcing them to borrow money and pay interest to meet household expenses.

Sandeep, president of the multitasking workers' union, said salary delay...