Shimla, April 7 -- Members of the Himachal Pradesh Visually Impaired Association staged a massive chakka jam (road blockade) outside the state Secretariat in Shimla on Monday, intensifying their 535-day-long protest demanding the filling of backlog government job vacancies reserved for the visually impaired.
The protesters, who had previously camped near the Kalibari Temple in Shimla for over a year, shifted their agitation to the gates of the State's power centre, accusing the government of deliberate inaction and neglect.
Rajesh Thakur, State Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Visually Impaired Association, said this was the 10th time they had resorted to blocking roads.
"Whenever we try to meet officials, be it directors or secretari...
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