Bandh in Jalalabad over jurisdiction of 44 villages

Jalalabad: A bandh was observed under the banner of the Jalalabad Bachao Sangharsh Committee and the Bar Association in Jalalabad on Wednesday

Updated At : 06:57 AM Feb 25, 2016 IST

Jalalabad residents take out a protest rally on Wednesday. Tribune photo

A bandh was observed under the banner of the Jalalabad Bachao Sangharsh Committee and the Bar Association in Jalalabad on Wednesday

Protesters demanded that 44 villages of the Jalalabad subdivision be attached to the same subdivision of Fazilka district for criminal cases and police matters

At present, the villages are attached with Guruharsahai subdivision of Ferozepur district for these purposes

The strike by Bar Association entered its eighth day. Shopkeepers closed their shops and joined the procession taken out in local markets