Shimla, Feb. 17 -- On the second day of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Budget Session, pensioners under the banner of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners' Joint Struggle Committee on Tuesday staged a strong protest in Shimla, pressing for the fulfilment of their long-pending demands and accusing the state government of ignoring their grievances.

Gathering near the Assembly complex, hundreds of pensioners raised slogans against the government and alleged that financial constraints were being used as a pretext to deny them their legitimate dues. The protest comes amid an ongoing political debate over the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) and the state's financial situation.

Speaking to ANI, Pensioners' Leader and State general secretary Devilal Thak...