Punjab bandh today, buses not to ply till 4pm; know what’s open and what’s closed

PATIALA: Farmers on Sunday readied for the Punjab bandh on Monday. SKM (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, who have given the bandh call, claimed strong support from transporters, employees, traders, and other sections of society, including religious bodies. The outfits have called for disruption of rail and road traffic from 7am to 4pm and a complete shutdown, with no supply of even milk and vegetables. Emergency services have, however, been exempted from the bandh call. Seeking complete support from the people of the state, farmer leader Sarvan Singh Pandher said that they will ensure that the bandh remains completely successful in a peaceful manner.At the same time, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation said it will not operate its buses for four hours from 10am to 2 pm, in line with the announcement by the PRTC Punbus Employee Union. Private bus operators will suspend services across the state from 7am to 4pm. A similar stance was taken in Feb, when PRTC and Punbus, along with the private bus operators, did not run their buses in support of the “Gramin Bharat Bandh” call given by farmer unions, including Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM). Collectively, PRTC and Punbus operate around 3,000 buses in Punjab, while private operators run about 6,000 buses, including minibuses.Services to be hitServices to be exempted