Complete bandh observed in Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur over defacement of Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue in Ludhiana
1m
What happened
The Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur cities of the Doaba region, home to nearly 45% of Punjab’s Dalit population, observed a complete shutdown on Thursday over the recent incident of defacement of Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue in Ludhiana.