Ludhiana, April 30 -- Rural postal workers deployed as Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Head Post Office near Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana. The protest organised under the banner of the All India Gramin Dak Sevaks Union (AIGDSU) was part of a nationwide agitation and voiced longstanding demands for better job security, fair pay, and an end to alleged exploitative practices.

Ajaib Singh, general secretary of AIGDSU (Ludhiana), said, "We have protested today as part of the nationwide strike called by the All India Gramin Dak Sevaks to push for our genuine demands. Earlier, on April 22, we held symbolic demonstrations by wearing black badges at our workplaces."

Singh said that on May 1, a postcard campaign ...