Ludhiana, Sept. 20 -- Educators and librarians from several government colleges in Ludhiana including SCD Government College, Government College for Girls, Government College Ludhiana East, Government College Karamsar Rara Sahib, and Raikot Government College staged a massive protest at Fountain Chowk on Friday. As part of the demonstration, they also burned an effigy of chief minister Bhagwant Mann.

The protest under the banner of the 1158 Assistant Professors and Librarians Front was held in response to the state government's inaction over ensuring their job security after Supreme Court annulled the appointment of 1,091 assistant professors and 67 librarians in July, citing the recruitment process as arbitrary, insufficient and in viol...