Ludhiana, March 3 -- The Government Teachers' Union Punjab announced a statewide protest march on March 8 in Anandpur Sahib against their long-pending demands. The announcement came after the gathering of the union members at Ludhiana on Sunday. The state president of the union Sukhwinder Singh Chahal, Gurbinder Singh Saskaur, finance secretary Amandeep Sharma and senior state vice-president Gurpreet Singh Amiwal highlighted the key demands.

"The protest will be held under the banner of the Joint Teachers' Front Punjab. This protest will highlight the government's reluctance to implement previously accepted teacher demands despite multiple meetings with the education minister," said Chahal.

Key demands raised during the meeting included...