Traffic in the State capital was thrown out of gear following devotees taking out procession on the occasion of Prakash Parva of the tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh on Thursday. Traffic jams started at noon and continued till evening. The procession started from Karanpur Gurudwara after the ceremonial rituals. The devotees proceeded with Nagar Kirtan, reciting holy verses from sacred Guru Grantha Sahib and singing devotional songs.
Vehicles moved at a snail’s pace with public transports taking over an hour more to reach their destinations. long queues of vehicles were seen stuck up at various crossings during the procession. Vehicles were found stuck up at Clock Tower, Survey Chowk, Dilaram Chowk, Doon Hospital and other places in the city. Some had to wait for a long time to get autos or buses to reach destinations during evening hours.
A bike -borne Ramesh Singh, found at Naini Chowk, said that it had taken around an hour to reach Naini Chowk from Cross Road, the procession on. Manisha Bharti, resident of Raipur, said that she had remained stuck up for an hour in traffic jam. “The ordeal on the road continues. The people taking out such processions should be a bit more considerate for the commuters who tend to suffer helplessly on such occasions,” she added.