Shutdown in India's Punjab over anti-Sikh riots

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Shutdown in India's Punjab over anti-Sikh riots

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03 November,2009 09:53 pm

A 12-hour shutdown to mark the 25th anniversary of 1984 anti-Sikh riots disrupted normal life in Amritsar and Ludhiana districts of India's northern Punjab state on Tuesday. Activists of various radical Sikh organizations blocked train and road transport in Amritsar city to enforce the shutdown called to protest the inaction against the accused of 1984 riots that killed nearly 3,000 people. Markets and business establishments remained closed and roads wore a deserted look.Anti-Sikh riots were sparked after the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, 25 years ago.