Ludhiana, Sept. 27 -- The protest led by students of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) entered its third day on Friday, with no breakthrough in sight. Members of the Agriculture Students Association of Punjab (ASAP) continued their sit-in, demanding that the state government immediately fill thousands of vacant posts in the agriculture department. The students accused the authorities of ignoring their demands despite repeated assurances.

Tensions rose when the university administration failed to arrange a promised meeting between the students and Punjab Mandi Board chairman Harchand Singh Barsat, who was on campus for the Kisan Mela. Disappointed, students said they had been waiting in vain for government representatives to hear their...