As the state government moves to punish nearly four lakh employees for taking mass leave during the August 27 strike, angry unions vow counter-strategy at Ludhiana meeting.

More than 4 lakh pensioners are also expected to join the agitation and stage sit-ins at government offices at the district, tehsil and block levels.

Government hospital OPD services in Punjab are impacted by a statewide employee strike. Employees protest the Punjab government over long-pending demands for regularization and…