Ludhiana, Oct. 23 -- Government employees and teachers in Ludhiana took mass casual leave and staged a protest outside the deputy commissioner's office on Wednesday and Thursday, accusing the Punjab government of failing to fulfill their long-pending demands.

The protest was organised on the call of the Sanjha Mulazam Te Pensioner Manch Punjab and the Coordination Committee Punjab. Addressing the gathering, employee and teacher union leaders said repeated postponement of meetings had deepened dissatisfaction among staff.

Their key demands include the release of 18% pending dearness allowance (DA), restoration of the old pension scheme, payment of a 2.59 multiplier to pensioners, restoration of the assured career progression (ACP) scheme...