Chandigarh: The bharat bandh call to protest the petrol price hike has been fairly effective in Punjab. However, no incidents of violence have been reported from the region till the filing of this report. The Amritsar bus stand wore a deserted look with no buses plying. All buses stood lined up at the bus stand. Mounted police patrolled the streets even as shops remained closed.
"We wanted to go to Bathinda after visiting the golden temple, but now we are stuck here. We are quite distressed as we have no way to go back,” said a harassed passenger.
“We have problems with buses, don’t know how to get from one place to another,” said a youth waiting at the bus stand.
People could be seen at the bus stand waiting for the buses but there were none plying. The normally bustling streets of Amritsar wore a deserted look with padlocks still on shutters and no shops open.
Police vehicles were deployed across the city to prevent any untoward incident. Petrol stations too remained shut with attendants sitting by and reading newspapers.
In Chandigarh the Himalayan Queen train was stopped by BJP protesters at Baltana near Chandigarh. Following it the Chandigarh bound Delhi Shatabdi too was halted between Ambala and Chandigarh.
BJP-HJC combine launched protests in several parts of Haryana with Hissar witnessing a complete shutdown. Protesters took out rallies through the city.
Ludhiana in Punjab too witnessed a complete shutdown with all shops closed and police deployed across the city.
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