Punjab Bandh Live Updates: There were numerous instances of disturbances in Punjab on October 15 when farmers bodies, political parties, and social groups observed a statewide bandh owing to the murder of the anti-drug crusader Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa.
In Amritsar, the markets were closed, transport services were affected and there was a drop in the number of pilgrims visiting the Golden Temple. Protesters also set up a burning of an effigy of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for failure on the part of the state government in controlling the drug traffic in Punjab.
Punjab Bandh Live Updates: Parvinder Singh Jhota Murder Triggers Statewide Anger
The murder of Jhota is being used by people as an excuse for their mounting frustrations about the state of affairs concerning drugs and law and order in Punjab. His father, who was once a military man named Bhim Singh, asked for a bandh to be observed across the state, which got him backing from farmers trade unions and various other organizations.
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The Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, vowed to punish the guilty persons with all the vigor of law. Police arrested one Ashwani Kumar, a pharmacist, in the state of Rajasthan.
Punjab Bandh Live Updates: Amritsar Markets Shut, Golden Temple Sees Fewer Pilgrims
There was a total closure of Amritsar, with business areas such as Hall Bazaar, Katra Jaimal Singh, and Lawrence Road being deserted. Farmers and members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee assembled at the Golden Gate at about 7 am in the morning, despite the raining weather, chanting slogans against the state government and burning the effigy of Mann.
The protests also affected the movement of people in the vicinity of Bhandari Bridge, thus affecting local transportation as well. There was less number of pilgrims at the Golden Temple.
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