Summary:
Routine life was thrown out of gear as all commercial markets, shops, petrol pumps and other establishments downed their shutters. However, groups of youth holding clubs, base bats and sticks could be seen riding on bikes. Violating traffic rules, as many as four youngsters were seen riding motorbikes. Commercial hubs of the city, including wholesale textile markets like Katra Ahluwalia, Shastri Market, Tahli Wala Bazaar, Pratap Bazaar and nearby streets, were closed. Similarly, stationery items market, Mai Sewa Wala Bazaar, gold and silver ornaments market Guru Bazar, Bhandiyan Wala Bazaar, Chaurasti Attari and Batti Hatta were closed..