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Aftermath of Operation Bluestar anniversary bandh
Amritsar witnessed a complete ‘bandh’ till 5pm on Tuesday after Sikh hardliners called for a shutdown to pay homage to those who died during Operation Bluestar in 1984.
The bandh threw life out of gear; barring medical services, the entire city wore a deserted look. Even street vendors did not set up their business.
Sikh radical outfit Dal Khalsa called for the strike which was also observed by residents on the 33rd anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
Police kept vigil on all the popular areas of the city, including Lawrence road, Ranjit Avenue , Mall road , Maqbool road and Queens road. The officials deployed on crossings and inside the market made sure that forcible shutdowns were not done. Police also kept a check on vehicles plying on the roads. While petrol pumps gave a deserted look, public transport facility was also affected as they hardly got any passengers. People from rural and outskirt areas also did not come to their workplaces out of fear.
Even near Golden Temple, the entire walled city and commercial hub of the hall gate were also closed completely. Though there was a lot of security deployment in the streets and bazaars, people still kept the establishments closed out of fear.
Dal Khalsa thanks people for bandh
Dal Khalsa thanked people for observing a complete bandh. Their spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh Bittu said
http://www.hindustantimes.com/punja...wn-till-5pm/story-cmHyrEobPBAgtwSZMSxikK.html
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