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Partial response to bandh

Chandigarh: The day-long bandh call given by Shiv Sena (Hindustan) on Friday to protest installation of portrait of Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwale in the Golden temple premises evoked partial response on Friday as it passed off peacefully.

While the Shiv Sena (Hindustan) had given bandh call to protest the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee’s (SGPC) decision to install Bhinderanwale’s portrait, radical organisation Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) had called for “fateh marches” (victory processions) to hail the move. The Punjab government had imposed prohibitory orders in the wake of the bandh call and fateh marches. Several activists owning allegiance to both the organisations were taken into custody as a precautionary measure, officials said.

SAD(A) chief Simranjit Singh Mann along with his supporters was arrested in Sangrur, official sources said.

However, the bandh call did not get the support of Shiv Sena (Bal Thackery) in the state.

“Our marches were successful and very peaceful. Still police took us into custody for allegedly violating prohibitory orders,” Mr. Mann said after his arrest.

Police said that there was no response to the bandh call. The government institutions and other offices, colleges, schools, business establishments and shops across the state functioned normally, officials said here. At Patiala, police registered a case against Shiv Sena (Hindustan) General Secretary Harish Singla and others for “burning” the photographs of Bhinderanwale. — PTI

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