Srinagar, Jan. 30 -- Casual labourers of Kashmir's wildlife department on Wednesday protested outside chief minister Omar Abdullah's residence in Srinagar, demanding regular and better wages on par with rest of the departments in the Valley.

Dozens of protesters raised slogans, urging the chief minister to intervene so that they get timely and better wages. The police swung into action and took some of the protesters and their leaders into custody.

The protesting daily wagers said they had been getting wages less than their counterparts in the rest of the departments. "The government is doing grave injustice to us. In 2017, there was a circular by the then government, which set the monthly wages at Rs.9,300 but the wildlife department's...