Shimla, April 22 -- Protesting for immediate filling of backlog vacancies reserved for the visually impaired in government departments, the members of the Himachal Pradesh Blind and Visually Impaired Association again on Tuesday held a shirtless protest outside the Secretariat in Shimla. Association leader Rajesh Thakur said we have been protesting on for 918 days, during which we have been sitting on the roads pressing our demands. "For 918 days, we trusted their false promises and assurances, but the situation remains unchanged. There has been no progress in the development or welfare of persons with disabilities," hesaid. "We have held around 20 meetings-but all those meetings remained inconclusive. None of our issues have been resolved. Even the basic facilities we were receiving are now being taken away from us," he further added. Criticising chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, he said," CM Sukhu has introduced schemes for orphaned children, such as Sukh Ashraya Yojana and Sukh Shiksha Yojana, but he does not seem willing to speak about persons with disabilities, who are among the most vulnerable sections of society."...