Ludhiana, May 30 -- At least 202 contract employees of the Sewa Kendra Mulazam Welfare Association have gone on an indefinite strike on Friday across 41 centres in the city over pending demands of regularisation, revision of salaries, recruitment of vacant posts among others.

The employees also submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner on Thursday in favour of their demands.

The employees said the decision to stop the work was not sudden.

According to them, their issues have been pending for a long time despite repeated requests to the authorities. According to the employees, they have been handling heavy daily workloads at different Sewa Kendra centres, but their concerns have not been properly addressed.

President of Sewa Ke...