Protest by Sikh activists against unabated incidents of sacrilege in different parts of State, continued by way of blocking State and national highways on Tuesday.
The roads, blocked at PAP Chowk connecting Jalandhar with Amritsar, Pathankot and Phagwara since Monday evening, were opened by Tuesday afternoon. Tension prevails in markets since Monday’s stone pelting incident. All schools in Jalandhar have been closed till October 25.
As Sikh activists were forcing shops to close at Basti Mithu for the sixth consecutive day, five youths were rounded up by the police. Anti-riot police remained deployed in markets.
In Muktsar, all main roads were blocked in district. Protests were going on at Kothe Chet Singh village on Muktsar-Bathinda road, Badhai village on Muktsar-Jalalabad road, Abul Khurana village on Malout-lambi road, Baam village on Muktsar-Panniwala road, Kheowali on Malout-Badal road, Rupana village on Muktsar-Malout road, Jandwala village on Malout-Bathinda road and Malout chowk in Malout town.
Protests continued at seven locations in Moga district, with major highways facing blockades.