Ludhiana, June 29 -- Traffic was disrupted on the Ludhiana-Delhi National Highway at Basti Jodhewal Chowk on Sunday as members of several Sikh organisations staged a protest demanding the immediate arrest of social media influencer Chetan Sharma, who has been booked for allegedly hurting of religious sentiments.

The protesters blocked the road by sitting on the highway for nearly half an hour and raised slogans against the police and administration, alleging delay in arresting the accused despite registration of an FIR. They warned of intensifying the agitation and blocking both carriageways of the highway if Sharma was not arrested soon.

The protest came days after Sikh organisations had staged a similar demonstration on June 22 outsid...