LUCKNOW, Nov. 3 -- Tensions escalated at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) on Monday after hundreds of employees and officers gheraoed the institute director, protesting against a proposed move to designate a specific site for demonstrations and make prior administrative permission mandatory for holding protests. The employees termed the proposal an attempt to restrict their right to raise workplace grievances. The protest, organised by the Employees' Federation around 11 am, also brought to the fore allegations of misbehaviour by the director towards employees, growing resentment over VIP culture and many service-related issues. Federation president Dharmesh Kumar and general secretary Seema Shukla questioned the rationale behind requiring employees to leave their workplace to raise grievances. SGPGIMS director Dr RK Dhiman said: "Things are sorted out and employees have returned to work. This was the matter of PGI family and it was a talk between family members." htc...