MULTAN, Jan 19th:Workers & owners of Power looms will observe token hunger strike on Wednesday in Multan and a number of hunger striking camps would be established in different sectors said, Office bearers of All Pakistan Power Looms Association (APLA) Khaliq Qandeel Ansari, Sanaullah Ansari, Rana Muhammad Yamin, and Shahid Sultan said that more than 60,000 powers looms have son far been closed since January 15th and would remain close in Multan and other parts of Southern Punjab till acceptance of their demands .They announced to auction their 10,000 power looms on February 2nd while a delegation of power looms would visit Bangladesh for shifting of power loom industry They said we have observed complete lock-out at the call of All Pakistan Power looms Association (APLA). They said that more than one lac workers rendered jobless due to closure of power looms The workers organized a big rally and staged a demonstration at Chowk Manzoorabad as a protest against the export of cotton yarn, high prices of yarn and 10 to 14 hours long power load-shedding. THe workers stated that Protests in the southern Punjab turned violent as long hours of loadshedding continued. Thousands of people, including powerloom owners and workers, traders and shopkeepers, took out a rally on the call of the Powerloom Workers Association & APLA -- after marching through the Chungi No.14, Manzoor Abad-- where they staged a sit-in and blocked the Road for a hours. The protesters were chanting slogans against the government. They were also carrying placards and banners.They vehemently condemned the Police excession against the powerloom workers and citizens in Kasur and said that there was no justification for and baton-charging the peaceful protesters to disperse them.Addressing the protesters, speakers said loadshedding had rendered 100,000 factory workers and hundreds of daily-wagers jobless but the government was not taking any step to control it. They warned the government of taking out more rallies if it failed to control loadshedding.