Patiala, December 29 - The situation turned tense on the 11th day of the sit-in by the Punjabi University security guards, sevadar masalchi, cooks and lift operators when the university administration allegedly called some men from a private company. Posted as security guards. As a protest, the protesting employees staged a sit-in at the main gate of the university.
A large number of policemen also reached on this occasion. Baba Arvinder Singh, the leader of the protesting employees, has alleged that the university administration is trying to make the strike fail. He said that "It is being said that the government has closed your next channel, but during the meeting today with MLA Gurlal Singh Ghanour of the present government, the MLA said that the government has not closed any of your channels and the government stands by." Baba has said that if the government has taken such a decision and closed the channel of progress, then some proof should be given to the employees. He alleged that the university administration is throwing the blame on the government. The employee leader reiterated that the strike will continue until the demand is met. He said that on being assured by security officer Amarjit Singh Ghuman that no person will be called from outside as a security guard from yesterday, the employees immediately opened the gate and sat down for a peaceful sit-in at the previous place. Sanjay Kumar, Mithan Singh, Angrej Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Charanjit Verma, Dalbir Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Ajay Arora and Iqbal Mir were also present on this occasion.