Ludhiana, March 5 -- The Democratic Teachers' Front (DTF) and educators from Jagroan, Sidhwan Bet and Sudhar staged a protest against the state government over "unmet" demands. The demonstration was led by union leaders Harjeet Singh Sudhar and Davinder Singh Sidhu, along with several teachers who accused the government of failing to fulfill promises made by the education minister during recent meetings with teacher unions.

During the protest, union representatives Hardeep Singh Rasoolpur, Paramjit Duggal Rana and Alamdeep said several key demands were agreed upon in meetings between DTF, the joint teachers' front, and the education minister. "These included promotion of elementary teacher training (ETT) teachers to master cadre, relocat...