Shimla, Dec. 4 -- Visually impaired persons and the members of the Blind Association here staged a protest in front of the secretariat, alleging that the state government has failed to fill the backlog of posts reserved for them in various departments for several years.

The association said on Wednesday that it has been agitating for nearly two years over the issue. The protests were held on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed worldwide on December 3.

They claimed that despite global celebrations of disability rights, the "condition of visually impaired persons in Himachal Pradesh continues to remain ignored".

"Our main demand is to fill the backlog of posts which have been pending since 1995. Most of the backl...