Ludhiana, Dec. 17 -- Various teachers' organisations staged a district-level protest against the Punjab government and the State Election Commission here on Tuesday, demanding justice for teachers who lost their lives or were injured while performing election duties during the recently concluded zila parishad and block samiti elections.

The protest was triggered by a tragic incident on December 14, when teachers Jaskaran Singh Bhullar and his wife, Kamaljit Kaur, were killed after their car fell into a water channel while they were heading to election duty in Moga.

The unions described the incident as a grim reflection of administrative apathy. Similar accidents involving teachers on poll duty were also reported from other districts.

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