Bharat Bandh: Markets in Malwa remain shut in support

Punjab Khatri Sabha, Beopar Mandal and even Shiv Sena activists were seen active in most districts while General Category Association, which was formed by residents on April 1 in Fazilka led the protest march in the district. However, after 5 pm, markets opened as usual.
Written By Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana |
Published on: April 11, 2018 5:33:16 am
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A BHARAT BANDH call given on social media against reservation saw a limited impact in most of districts of Malwa, where markets remained closed. However, road traffic was normal and even educational institutions remained open in most of the districts. Government offices also remained operational as normal.

Punjab Khatri Sabha, Beopar Mandal and even Shiv Sena activists were seen active in most districts while General Category Association, which was formed by residents on April 1 in Fazilka led the protest march in the district. However, after 5 pm, markets opened as usual.

Ferozepur
Partial bandh in Ferozepur turned into 100 per cent after noon when a clash occurred at the Ferozepur city market between people reportedly belonging to the general category and those from the SC community who had shops in the area. As per the information available, few boys on motorcycles were asking people to close their shops and argument started with one shopkeeper that later led to a clash between two groups. Nearly five motorcycles were damaged in this clash, apart from three persons getting injured. Sources revealed that the area where clash happened had more shops of SCs. Police have not yet confirmed that it was a fight between General and SC community as Amarjeet Singh, SP(Headquarters) said,”It is yet to be ascertained if it was a clash between two communities, though the clash happened over difference of opinion over closing shops.”

Ludhiana
Ludhiana remained peaceful. All educational institutions, factories and banks remained open. However, the inner city markets in Chaura Bazar, Dal Bazar, Lakkar Bazar were closed down at around 11 pm.

Clash averted in Amritsar
There was no widespread impact of band in the city, while some markets in Amristar remained closed on Tuesday.
A minor clash was also averted by police as two groups came face to face in Sashtri market. Protesters had come to close the market, while Dalit activists were opposing it.

Taking precautionary measures, police had detained some leaders associated with bandh call inside their homes in advance. Meanwhile, all government and private offices, schools and colleges remained opened and traffic movement was also not disturbed.