Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- Rejecting the 3 percentage-point dearness allowance hike announced by chief minister Bhagwant Mann as a "Diwali gift" for government employees in Punjab, the Sanjha Mulazam Manch and the Joint Coordination Committee of Employees and Pensioners (JCCEP) on Thursday announced a month-long stir starting November 13, turning up the heat on the government over its failure to address their pending demands.

The employees' organisations will start their agitation with a week-long dharna in Sangrur from November 13 to 19, following it up with protests outside the residences of AAP legislators in their constituencies from December 1 to 5, where protesting employees will burn the effigies of the ruling party.

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