Ludhiana, Aug. 1 -- Representatives of the striking Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) outsourced employees on Saturday met Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria, seeking his intervention to resolve their long-pending demands, including direct departmental contracts and job security.

The move comes after nearly two-and-a-half hours of talks with PSPCL chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) Basant Garg failed to break the deadlock, prompting the federation to continue its indefinite strike.

A delegation of the Outsource Employees Federation Punjab apprised the Governor of issues that, it said, have remained unresolved despite repeated meetings with the Punjab government and the PSPCL management.

The employees said they had launc...