Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- The contractual workers of Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC held Sherpur Chowk on Ludhiana-Delhi highway under siege for more than one and half hour, in protest against the tender process of new luxury buses under Kilometre Scheme. The blockade, which began at 12 pm and continued till 1.30 pm, left hundreds of commuters travelling to meet their friends and family on Bhai Dooj stuck in traffic snarls, forcing them to bear the brunt of the disruption.

Expressing his frustration, Paramjit Singh, a local commuter, said, "We are stuck in traffic for almost two hours with no way to move. I was trying to reach Ambala to celebrate Bhai Dooj with my family, but this blockade ruined our plans. We have no idea when the traffic ...