The iconic Hall Bazar Market in Amritsar stood deserted on 30 July 2026 as the Valmiki community's Punjab Bandh, called to protest a police lathi-charge on striking sanitation workers in Barnala, brought commercial activity to a halt. (Photo: NationPress)
Buses stood idle at the Amritsar Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) on 30 July 2026 as the Valmiki community's statewide shutdown paralysed inter-city transport across Punjab in protest against the police lathi-charge on sanitation workers in Barnala. (Photo: NationPress)
Valmiki community members blocked Bhandari Bridge in Amritsar on 30 July 2026, disrupting commuter movement as part of the statewide Punjab Bandh called to condemn the police lathi-charge on striking sanitation workers in Barnala. (Photo: NationPress)
A Valmiki community member waves a flag as protesters occupy Bhandari Bridge in Amritsar on 30 July 2026, marking the statewide Punjab Bandh held to condemn the police lathi-charge on striking sanitation workers in Barnala, Punjab. (Photo: NationPress)