India, Sept. 28 -- The Sanjha Mulazim Manch, an umbrella body of 153 unions of Punjab government employees, on Sunday, announced to hold a rally in Dhuri, the chief minister's home constituency, on October 10, seeking clarity on the state finance department's September 23 order announcing an 8% dearness allowance (DA) accrual for the employees of state departments, boards, corporations as well as those posted in the districts.

The announcement comes days after a September 18 meeting between chief minister Bhagwant Mann, cabinet ministers and office-bearers of various employee unions, at which the state government offered two DA instalments of 4% each. Following the meeting, the employees announced that they would end the protest. Mann ha...