Ludhiana, June 28 -- Amid mounting frustration over unfulfilled promises and unresolved grievances, electricity department employees across Punjab have launched a statewide 'work-to-rule' protest. Under the protest, employees will work only for 8 hours and respond to any work-related calls between 5 pm and 9 am.

The agitation is being led jointly by the PSEB Employees Joint Forum, Bijli Mulazam Ekta Manch Punjab, Association of Junior Engineers, and Grid Sub-Station Employees Union, under the leadership of Rattan Singh Majari and Gurpreet Singh Gandiwind.

The protesting employees allege that repeated assurances from the government and PSPCL have failed to materialise. "We were assured that our concerns would be addressed within a set ti...