Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- While addressing the police at the 60th Raising Day Parade celebration, Union home minister Amit Shah said that despite being the city with the highest number of vehicles per capita, on all his visits in the city with and without official protocol in place he has never seen a traffic jam in Chandigarh.

While his remarks were applauded, people outside the venue were stuck in traffic jams throughout the day. As Shah was set to come to Sector 26 from Panchkula, the traffic wasn't as affected in the morning except for near Sector 26. However, as Shah had to move to a rally in Tiranga Park in Sector 17 in the afternoon and exit the city in the evening, jams continued throughout the city. This happened despite the event b...