Mohali, Sept. 30 -- The commuters were left stranded for nearly two hours on Monday after contractual employees of Punjab Roadways, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) and PunBus staged a major protest in Mohali, blocking the Kharar-Chandigarh highway.

The employees, under the banner of the PR-PRTC-PunBus Employees Union, have been demanding regularisation of contractual staff along with other service benefits. Punjab district president of the union, Ranjit Singh Gill, said, "We gathered today at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Inter-State Bus Terminus, Mohali, to protest and march towards the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. We want to meet the Chief Minister and discuss our demands face-to-face."

The protesters began their march towards Chandigarh a...