Situations are looking in tense in Jalandhar from October 3 afternoon. Jalandhar witnessed a massive protest on October 3 afternoon when a Muslim outfit was marching towards the CP office over the I Love Muhammad controversy that took place in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
Dispute erupted over 'I Love Muhammad' row in Jalandhar continued almost 4.5 hours in the city where protestors sat on the roads demanding for justice for Yogesh.
After assurance from the Police and filing of FIR, the Hindu outfits sitting on a dharna finally ended their protest. However, the outfit gave the Police an ultimatum to arrest the accused in the case as soon as possible, else protest will resume.
As per reports, Hindu outfits have called for a gathering at Shri Ram Chowk in Company Bagh at 11 a.m. today. Hindu organizations have given the police an ultimatum till Saturday, demanding the arrest of the accused in the case.
Hence, areas surrounding Shri Ram Chowk in Company Bagh Jalandhar is expected to witness heavy traffic today.
Ex MLA & BJP leader KD Bhandari has warned that if arrests are not made by 5 PM today, the BJP and Hindu outfits will take major action.
Hindu leader Manoj Nanna even said that they may even give a call for a Jalandhar Bandh, adding that the police’s attitude has not been appropriate in the case.
Therefore, traffic is expected to be disrupted in Company Bagh as there is a planned gathering there.
