SRINAGAR, Feb. 2 -- A protest demonstration was held at press enclave here on Sunday by employees of different government departments recruited under contentious SRO-202 seeking the removal of said rule that deviods them of all the service benefits.

SRO-202 which was brought in when late Mufti Mohammad Syed was the chief minister of the erstwhile state, states that the new enterants in the government departments will have to stay under probation for initial 5 years before being comfirmed as permanent employees, the rule that received a huge backlash from almost all the quarters.

Besides, as per the SRO-202, the new government employees will not be granted allowances like House Rent Allowance (HRA), Dearness Allowance (DA), Transport All...