Members of the Valmiki community blocked Bhandari Bridge in Amritsar on 27 July 2026 as part of the Punjab bandh, called to protest a police lathi-charge on striking sanitation workers in Barnala. (Photo: NationPress)
Valmiki community members tore down political banners from roads in Amritsar on 27 July 2026 amid the Punjab bandh, organised to demand accountability over the alleged police lathi-charge on sanitation workers in Barnala. (Photo: NationPress)
Security personnel were deployed across Amritsar roads on 27 July 2026 as the Punjab bandh — called by Valmiki organisations over the police lathi-charge on striking sanitation workers in Barnala — disrupted normal movement. (Photo: NationPress)
Vehicles were stranded in heavy traffic jams across Amritsar on 27 July 2026 as the Punjab bandh, called by Valmiki organisations to protest the lathi-charge on sanitation workers in Barnala, disrupted road movement citywide. (Photo: NationPress)
Protesters from the Valmiki community took to the streets in Amritsar on 27 July 2026, demonstrating against the alleged police lathi-charge on striking sanitation workers in Barnala that triggered the statewide Punjab bandh. (Photo: NationPress)
Valmiki organisations mobilised demonstrators in Amritsar on 27 July 2026 as part of the Punjab bandh, demanding justice for sanitation workers who were reportedly lathi-charged by police in Barnala while on strike. (Photo: NationPress)