Amritsar, May 20 -- In a dramatic escalation against the rise of e-pharmacies and unregulated medicine sales, the Punjab Chemist Association has threatened a massive state-wide shutdown.

Speaking to ANI, Association President Surinder Duggal announced that if their grievances are not addressed, all 27,000 chemists in the region will hand over their shop keys to the state government in protest.

Duggal said, "If our demands are not met, all the 27,000 chemists (in Amritsar) will hand the keys of our shops to the state government."

The association is demanding immediate, stringent legislative action from both the Central and Punjab governments to curb the online sale of habit-forming and counterfeit medications.

According to Duggal, the ...