Complete bandh observed in Mohali

Tribune News Service
Mohali, December 8

Complete bandh was observed in the Mohali city as shops and commercial establishments in the city as well as in Kharar area remained shut on Tuesday on the bandh call given by the farmers’ unions and social organisations.

The farmers supported by various organisations including the sanitation workers and SGPC workers had gathered in Kharar and held a rally on the main road.

Almost all the roads leading to various sectors and phases in the Mohali city, including Phase 7, 3B2, Sector 82, Balongi barrier were blocked as the people sat on the road. Large number of schoolchildren also sat on dharna at various protest sites in the city.

The traffic in the city had come to a standstill as the people preferred not to move out of the house in view of the bandh call. The employees of private as well as government offices had left for their duties early in the morning.

Only chemist shops were open in the city and all the shops and shopping mall in Kharar remained closed. However, there was no effect on the essential supplies including milk and vegetables.

The petrol pumps also remained closed in the district as the petrol dealers had also expressed their solidarity with the farming community.

The police administration had deployed large number of police force at strategic points in the city to keep an eye on the anti-social elements in the city.