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Tribune News ServiceAmritsar February 26A joint rally was organised outside Guru Nanak Dev University by the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers' Union Guru Nanak Dev University Teachers' Association and government teachers here on Friday. Hundreds of teachers from Amritsar Tarn Taran Pathankot Gurdaspur Kapurthala and Jalandhar came out in solidarity and in protest against the non-implementation of their long-standing demands regarding revised pay scales. Dr Lakhwinder Singh Kang president Guru Nanak Dev University Teachers' Association criticised the government for the issue of D Link questioning the motive behind the move. Dr Baljinder Singh Tohra head of the Punjab Government Teachers' Association said vacant places in the government colleges of Punjab had not been filled for many years. “Posts of teachers have been lying vacant in government colleges for years damaging the education process and affecting the lives of students as well as unemployed qualified teachers” he demanded..