Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Punjab Employees Announce Escalating Protests Against AAP Government
Punjab government employees are planning several protests against the state government.
Their first statewide action is a “pen-down” protest on September 8.
This means employees will stop doing regular office work as a form of protest.
They plan to demonstrate outside some ministers’ homes on September 12 and 13.
More protests are planned outside other ministers’ and legislators’ residences later in September.
On September 30, they will hold a meeting in Chandigarh with lawmakers.
A large rally will take place in Sangrur on October 10.
Employees also plan to take mass leave for two days in October.
Punjab government employees will hold a statewide “pen-down” protest on September 8.
Employees plan demonstrations outside ministers’ and the Punjab Assembly Speaker’s residences on September 12 and 13.
Further protests are scheduled outside remaining ministers’ and MLAs’ residences on September 19 and 20.
Employee organisations will hold a “Mulaazim Vidhan Sabha” in Chandigarh on September 30.
A Sangrur rally and a two-day mass leave are planned for October 10 and October 21-22, respectively.
- Who
- Punjab government employees and their organisations.
- What
- They announced a series of protests, including a statewide “pen-down” action, demonstrations, a rally and mass leave.
- When
- The programme runs from September 8 through October 21-22.
- Where
- Across Punjab, including Chandigarh and Sangrur, as well as outside ministers’ and MLAs’ residences.
- Why
- The protests are part of a coordinated campaign against the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government; the full list of demands was not specified.
- First action
- Statewide “pen-down” protest on September 8
- Minister demonstrations
- Protests outside selected ministers’ residences and the Punjab Assembly Speaker’s residence on September 12-13
- Further protests
- Demonstrations outside remaining ministers’ and MLAs’ residences on September 19-20
- Legislative meeting
- “Mulaazim Vidhan Sabha” planned in Chandigarh on September 30
- Sangrur rally
- Major rally scheduled for October 10
- Mass leave
- Government employees plan two days of mass leave on October 21-22
- Demands
- The organisations did not specify the full list of demands in the announced programme