Punjab Bandh call evokes mixed response

A state-wide bandh called by two students outfits to protest against 1984 anti-Sikh riots, evoked a mixed response with rail and road traffic being partially affected at a few places.

A state-wide bandh called by two students outfits to protest against 1984 anti-Sikh riots, evoked a mixed response with rail and road traffic being partially affected at a few places.

Members of All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) and Sikh Students Federation (SSF) squatted on rail tracks near Gurudwara Dukh Nivaran at Ludhiana for around five hours in the morning following which movement of few trains, including Shatabdi express, Shan-e-Punjab, Katiyar express and Jansewa express remained affected for few hours, police said.

Meanwhile, AISSF President Karnail Singh Peermohammad alongwith around 50 people have been rounded up by police at Amritsar when they were trying to block road traffic movement.Here are few photos.

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Members of Sikh organisations blocking the Howrah-Amritsar express near gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib in Ludhiana on Saturday. HT Photo

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