Ludhiana, May 26 -- Protesting against unfulfilled demands, the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) employees held a protest on Saturday.

"The Aam Aadmi Party rose to power in Punjab on the promise of turning the fate of contractual employees by making them permanent. But even after three years in office, thousands of such employees-including teachers working under outsourcing policies-are still waiting for the government to fulfil its word," said NSQF employee Khushwinder Kaur.

Frustrated by countless meetings with officials, sub-committees, and the education minister-all of which ended in silence and broken promises-these teachers have now taken their anger to the streets. On Saturday, Ludhiana witnessed a rally as teachers...