PUTA stages dharna

CHANDIGARH, Oct 19: The Punjab University Teachers8217; Association executive staged a dharna here yesterday in front of the PU administrative block to press for their demands.

A statement issued by PUTA secretary Harjinder Singh said the dharna was organised to express solidarity for the long-standing demands of the university teachers. The demands include quot;enhanced elected representation of the teachers in the Senate, implementation of a viable pension scheme and immediate release of the long due arrears on account of pay revision.quot;

The protesting members sat in front of the PU administrative block from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.