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Punjab police deploy heavy force to maintain calm amid bandh call in Amritsar

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Amritsar: Amid a call for a bandh and protest by the local SC and Christian communities over the Manipur issue, the Punjab Police has deployed heavy police force in Amritsar to maintain a calm and stable situation, according to the police officials. 

According to the police, around 100 police officials have been deployed in each zone to maintain law and order during the protest.

While speaking to ANI, Amristar SP Harjit Singh assured “We will make sure no violence happens during this protest.”

The bandh call comes in the wake of recent events in Manipur, where tensions have been high and the state has been on the boil for the last three months after ethnic clashes broke out between the Meities and Kukis in light of the Manipur High Court asking the state government to consider adding the Meiteis to the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs). (ANI)

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