Bathinda, May 25
The gym owners and hoteliers on Tuesday separately staged protests demanding they should be allowed to open their business in the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Bathinda.
Gym owners under the banner of Bathinda Gym Association gathered outside the deputy commissioner office and staged a protest by holding placards.
They demanded reopening of gyms and said they would ensure safety protocols. They demanded a financial package if they were not allowed to resume operations.
“Gyms and fitness centres were the first to be closed, but were not allowed to restart operations. The government is allowing liquor shops to open, but not gyms,” said Parmod, president Bathinda Gym Association.
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Mansa, May 5
Vegetable growers in Punjab are facing a huge trouble in the wake of a Covid-induced lockdown.
Farmers of Bhainibagha village in Mansa district have cultivated capsicum on 800 acres, but are now unable to sell it. Traders from other states have stopped visiting their farms due to which their produce has started rotting. Left with no option, many farmers have started dumping their damaged produce in the fields or on roads.
Farmers Naib Singh and Satnam Singh say they have grown capsicum this year, but are now unable to sell it due to which the produce has started rotting.