Amritsar: Commuters in Punjab faced inconvenience on Friday as buses stayed off the roads in response to the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha’s call for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ to press the government to accept farmers’ demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP.
Markets and commercial establishments at several places in the state also remained shut while farmers held demonstrations at many places and blocked national highways in Pathankot, Tarn Taran, Bathinda and Jalandhar. They raised slogans against the Centre for not accepting their demands.
In Haryana’s Hisar, the Haryana Roadways services were paralysed as its employees supported the ‘Bharat Bandh’ and stayed away from work.
Many farmer bodies including Bharti Kisan Union (Rajewal), Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakunda), Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal), Bharatiya Kisan Union (Qadian) and Kirti Kisan Union are taking part in the bandh.
Passengers were seen waiting for buses at many bus stands to reach their respective destinations.
Mainly students and office-goers faced inconvenience because of the non-availability of buses.
At the Patiala bus stand, a college student said he could not find any bus to go to Landran road.
A government employee said he had to go to Mohali for work but no bus was available.
PTI