LAHORE: Dozens of visually impaired people blocked the Ferozepur Road in the Punjab capital to demand rights to vocation and job security, saying their demands have long remained unmet.

The protesters surrounded the Metro Bus tracks at Kalma Chowk in Garden Town, resulting in the partial suspension of the service and leaving passengers stranded.

The police and Frontier Constabulary personnel reached the spot and asked the protesters to vacate the bus tracks and move the protest along the road. 

The protesters, however, refused to budge and demanded that a senior government functionary hold talks with them and promise the resolution of their issues. 

They said that they were promised in the past that their concerns would be addressed but to no avail.

A similar protest was held for days in 2015 by the visually impaired when dozens gathered outside the Punjab Assembly building in protest against the Punjab government demanding an increase in the job quota for the visually impaired.