Bandh will cause disruption to normal life in the city, with schools, colleges, government offices, banks, ATMs, public and private transport, shops, commercial establishments, and restaurants and hotels expected to be closed.
The army's takeover triggered mass nonviolent protests nationwide and the military and police responded with deadly force. Armed resistance arose in turn, which has since turned into what U.N. experts have characterized as a civil war.
SGPC held here in Punjab on Monday expressed concern over the allegations levelled by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his country's Parliament.
Though there is a ban on rice exports, India is shipping rice to friendly and neighbouring countries on their request to meet their food security demands