Chandigarh, May 21 -- Chemist shops across Chandigarh and Mohali remained closed on Wednesday in response to a nationwide bandh call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists, causing inconvenience to patients seeking medicines. Despite the shutdown, 52 chemist shops, including all Jan Aushadhi stores and pharmacies in government hospitals, remained operational. The Jan Aushadhi store at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) saw a higher-than-usual footfall. A few patients and their attendants, who were caught unaware of the strike or did not of the shops that were open, were left hunting for medicines. The bandh was observed to oppose the online sale ofmedicines. Chemists' bodies have demanded the withdrawal of two central government notifications, issued during theCovid-era, that online sale and permitted home delivery of medicines under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Chandigarh ChemistsAssociation president Anup Gupta said their demand to revoke the notifications has remained pending for four years. He added that if no action is taken, the association will discuss further steps with the all-India body. In Mohali, chemist shops remained shut as the Mohali District Chemists Association supported the protest. Panchkula chemists did not participate in the bandh but extended support to the cause....