The civic workers who have been staging a relay protest since the last 11 days demanding fulfilment of various demands, staged a road blockade on the National Highway after taking out a procession in the city.
The paurakarmikas  who had put forth various demands including the implementation of the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission, complained that the government has been neglecting their demands.
   In the meantime,         an effort was made to snub    the protests through imposing ESMA, which should not   be allowed, they said.
The protesters came in a procession from the Udupi Municipality premises along with the sounds of percussion instruments, to add a unique element. They attracted the attention of the public with slogan shouting during the procession and later staged a road blockade on the National Highway for over 10 minutes.
Following this, they reached the municipal office passing through Deputy Commissioner’s    office, Ajjarkad Ground and the Court.
Paurakarmikas  from Kundapur, Karkala, Saligrama and Udupi municipality coming under the jurisdiction of the Udupi district participated in the     protest.
Udupi Paurakarmikas Association President Sadanand Shetty, Secretary Manohar, Karkala area president Shivkumar, Ganesh from Kundapur and Nagarika Samiti Secretary Nithyanand Olakaadu and many       others led the procession.