Punjab bandh cripples commuter traffic as farmers block roads in many places; rail, bus service suspended

In Phagwara, farmers staged a dharna near the Sugarmill crossing on NH-44, blocking the roads leading from Phagwara towards Nakodar, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr. They also staged a dharna at Behram toll plaza on Phagwara-Banga road.Pandher claimed their strike has received strong support from transporters, employee unions, traders bodies, and religious bodies.In the Mohali district, markets were deserted and hardly any traffic on the roads.Public transport remained off roads at several places, while most private bus operators suspended services abiding by the bandh call.Railways cancelled several trains passing through the state.The bandh’s impact was also seen in some neighbouring areas of the state, including Ambala.Hundreds of daily commuters travelling from Ambala to Chandigarh, Mohali, Patiala and other nearby cities of Punjab were thrown off stride because of the shutdown.Buses took alternate routes to go from Ambala to Chandigarh as they had to cross a stretch of the national highway that passes through Punjab.



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