Ludhiana, Aug. 7 -- In a strong show of dissent, employees of Punjab State Treasury Employees Association staged a protest on Wednesday against the state government and finance department, alleging unfair treatment of treasury employees regarding their promotion. As part of the demonstration, the association members also burned copies of recent promotion orders to mark their disagreement with the new promotion.

The controversy stems from the government's decision to promote employees from the post of junior assistant (level-7) to assistant treasurer (level-6). The association, however, has rejected this move as a legit promotion, claiming that shifting employees from level-7 to level-6 is effectively a demotion.

Speaking on the occasion...