Punjab bandh: Valmiki Samaj representatives call off August 12 statewide protest

Punjab bandh news: The statewide protest was called off by representatives of Valmiki samaj. The Punjab bandh was scheduled to take place on August 12.

TN National Desk

Updated Aug 12, 2022, 14:40 IST

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Punjab's government is determined to work for the betterment of the state and its people, said Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal
The Punjab minister had previously received a memorandum of demands from the Valmiki Samaj representatives
The minister promised to forward the memorandum to the CM

Jalandhar: Valmiki Samaj representatives called off a bandh in Punjab which was scheduled to take place on August 12 from 9 am to 5 pm.

The Punjab bandh was reportedly called by Valmiki Tiger Force All India and Guru Ravidas Tiger Force Punjab following a meeting with Punjab Minister for NRI Affairs Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal in Chandigarh regarding their concerns.

On Wednesday, the minister promised Valmiki Samaj representatives a meeting with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and requested that the Punjab bandh be called off.

Dhaliwal had previously received a memorandum of demands from the representatives. The minister promised to forward the memorandum to the CM.

The minister assured the representatives of the group that their problems would be resolved amicably and that protests would be detrimental to the state's welfare, reported The Times of India.

Punjab's government is determined to work for the betterment of the state and its people, he said.

He called on the Valmiki community to reconsider its call for a bandh on August 12 in light of the Rakhi festival and the 75th anniversary of Independence on August 15.

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