Radical Sikh outfit calls for Punjab bandh, train traffic hit

Amritsar/Chandigarh Nov 3 (PTI) Activists of a radical
Sikh outfit on Tuesday blocked trains and buses in Amritsar to
enforce the Punjab bandh called by them to protest alleged
inaction against the 1984 riots accused, disrupting rail
traffic on the busy route and leaving many passengers
stranded.
The activists of Dal Khalsa and some other outfits
blocked the tracks in this northern state, delaying the
movement of many trains including the Shatabdi Express,
Sachkhand Express, Paschmi Express, Super Fast, Dadar, Kathiar
Express and Tata Mouri.
An official said all the trains were postponed and would
run after 11:00 am IST.
A senior officer of Ambala Division told PTI in
Chandigarh that a number of long distance passenger trains
running on the Delhi-Amritsar and Delhi-Jammu section were
affected due to the blockade of tracks between Rajpura and
Shambu on the Ambala Ludhiana mainline section.
A number of trains have either been cancelled for the day
or terminated short of their destination due to the blockade,
he said.
A number of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir bound trains
were being terminated at Ambala and other stations in Haryana.
Activists of Dal Khalsa also did not allow any Punjab
Roadways bus to move out from the Amritsar main bus stand.
Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at the Amritsar
Railway Station and bus stand.
Gursharn Kaur, who along with her six family members was
scheduled to leave for Delhi by the Shatabdi express lamented
that she would not be able to make it to the national capital
in time for her flight to Mumbai and then to USA. (MORE) PTI