Sangrur, March 3 -- Over 300 members of the Berozgar Sanjha Morcha staged a demonstration outside Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's residence in Sangrur on Sunday, demanding immediate filling up of vacant posts.

Police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse the gathering which led to a brief clash between the protesters and cops.

The protesters demanded immediate advertisement of vacant positions in the education and health sectors, including the revocation of the 55% mandatory marks condition for Master Cadre posts.

They also called for the publication of advertisements for vacant posts of lecturer and age limit relaxation, along with the immediate conduction of written exams for 250 art-and-craft teacher posts. Additionally, th...