Ludhiana: Protest by several groups left Ludhiana-Delhi National Highway in a state of chaos.
Long queues of vehicles, foster passengers and disrupted traffic police officers can be seen as a member of the union joining the protest staged by temporary employees who are looking for regularization.
President, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Punjab, Rajinderal Benipal said temporary employees from several departments and teachers held protests near Canal Sirhind on Saturday and those (farmers unions) support them.
“The demands of the teacher should have been agreed for a long time by the government because they provide education to children.
We support them by the way they support us,” said President Bku Punjab.
The police had to divert traffic in Samrala Chowk to serve the nearby route, Sahnewal, Doraha and Khanna.
This caused traffic growing along the main highway from Ludhiana to Khanna, especially on the one hand.
Vehicles, including buses, sheltered on the wrong side of the road in several places near Dhandari, Sahnewal, Doraha and Khanna.
Even though part of the road does not have a lot of traffic, the police are still diverting vehicles, especially those leading to Khanna, to the service path.
In Khanna, traffic moves at a speed of snail.
Confusion and heat causes a nerve that is tired between commuters.
“It usually takes about an hour to reach Khanna from Samrala Chowk but today, because of the traffic problem, it takes more than double the time to travel the same distance.
It was a bad experience that was exacerbated by hot weather.
Vehicles consumed more materials Burn because AC must be stored in slow traffic, “said Surjeet Singh, a commuter.
Traffic police personnel also said they faced problems managing traffic.
“When the mazdoors (contractual workers) protest near the Sirhind of Fatehgarh Sahib from 10am to 4pm, traffic in Khanna slowed down.
Our people face problems managing traffic because it is quite hot,” said the city traffic which is responsible Answer for Khanna, Inspector Jagjiwan Singh.