To pressure the State Government regarding their pending demands, scores of roadways employees under the banner of Uttarakhand Roadways Employee Joint Council attempted to take out a rally to the Chief Minister’s residence on Tuesday. The protesters were stopped at the barricade on Subhash Road. The administration earlier deployed heavy police forces to maintain law and order during the rally. The protesters assembled at Parade Ground and shouted slogans against state government for not addressing their demands. They tried to march to the Secretariat. However, they were stopped midway. The protests sat at the place they were stopped and some addressed the gathering of the agitators. UREJC member PC lohani said that their demands include transport corporation be changed as the government roadways, contractual employees be regularized, benefit of Assured Career Promotion (ACP) be given to them and promotion of the employees among others.