Chandigarh, Aug. 31 -- The protesting Punjab government employees, under the banner of "Punjab Sanjha Mulazim Manch" (Joint Employees' Forum), on Sunday decided to go on mass leave on September 8 if notices issued to them over the August 27 strike are not withdrawn. The move followed a meeting of different unions in Ludhiana to decide the next course of action. After a three-hour discussion, the Joint Coordination Committee of government employees unveiled an elaborate plan for escalated agitation, including another mass casual leave on October 21 and 22. On Saturday, the Punjab government had directed all administrative secretaries and department heads to issue show-cause notices and initiate strict action against staff found absent from duty without authorisation on August 27.P2...