Ludhiana, June 15 -- Thousands of employees, pensioners and honorarium workers, under the banner of the Punjab Mulazim and Pensioners Sanjha Front, staged a massive protest against the state government at Aarti Chowk, seeking implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations. They also organised a march to Ghumar Mandi, raising slogans against the Punjab government.

The protest comes amid the electioneering for the Ludhiana West bypoll, with Sanjha Front leaders, including Gagandeep Bhullar, Satish Rana and Sukhdev Singh Saini, criticising the government for "not regularising outsourced and contractual workers". They also demanded restoration of old pension schemes, rural allowances and dearness allowance arrears. The protesters...