Sikh Leaders Holding March in Amritsar Sahib
Patiala
CHANDIGARH (January 11, 2015)—The call for Punjab Bandh, or General Strike, given by Damdami Taksal (Ajnala) and other Sikh organizations for the release of Sikh political prisoners received a huge response, except some places and no untoward incident was reported.
According to information available with Sikh24, the call received a huge response in many of the districts including Sri Amritsar Sahib, Patiala, Tarn Taran, and Gurdaspur. In some districts like Kapurthala, Jalandhar, and Faridkot people gave mixed response to the Bandh.
In Batala, clashes were reportedly held between police and Sikh youths who were protesting against injustice being committed by the government against Sikhs.
In Sri Amritsar Sahib, activists of Damdami Taksal (Ajnala), Sikh Youth Front, Sikh Youth Federation Bhindranwale, and Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee gathered at Ghanta Ghar Chowk near Sri Darbar Sahib and started a march, but police detained Damdami Taksal (Ajnala) chief Bhai Amrik Singh Ajnala, Sikh Youth Front president Dr. Sharanjit Singh Rataul, general secretary Bhai Papalpreet Singh, Navdeep Singh, Sukhdev Singh Nagoke, Harpal Singh, Ranjit Singh in order to halt the shutdown. Keeping them under detention the whole day, Police released the Sikh leaders in the evening.
Sikh activists protesting against detention of SIkh leaders in Amritsar
Gurdaspur
Patiala
Majitha Bus Stand
Shutters rolling down before the bandh in Patiala
Police in Amritsar Sahib
Police were deployed in force across Punjab
Shops shuttered across Punjab
Patiala
Streets were deserted across Punjabi cities except for protesters