Ludhiana, Dec. 4 -- Outsourced and contractual employees from various government departments, under the banner of Thekha Mulazam Sangharsh Morcha Punjab, staged a protest march seeking job regularisation in Ludhiana on Thursday.

The protest began from the Verka Milk Plant on Ferozepur road and culminated at the residence of power minister Sanjeev Arora. The protesters, including daily wage workers, contract staff and those employed through enlistment agencies, are demanding that the government implement a policy to merge all outsourced employees into the respective departments and provide them with permanent employment.

Avtar Singh, West Circle head of union, said, "We have been serving in government departments for years under contract...