Bengaluru traffic disruption: Jalahalli Cross Junction jam-packed owing to protests by garment factory workers

The protests carried out by garment factory workers against the amendment to the Employees Provident Fund act has disrupted the traffic across Bengaluru on Tuesday.

The EPFO is considering barring the withdrawal of employer's contribution to provident fund corpus till the employee attains 58 years of age. Currently, this stands at 54 years.

WATCH: Police use tear gas shells as protest by garment factory workers in Bengaluru turns violenthttps://t.co/mvTMWG5IyX

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 19, 2016

Several buses were set on fire and a police station was attacked by protestors on Tuesday. Protesters pelted stones at Hebbagodi Police Station and torched seized vehicles parked there, as the spontaneous agitation with no trade union leading it spun out of control.

Police said they had to resort to lathicharge and fire teargas shells to disperse violent protesters.

Bengaluru Police actively tweeted about the traffic scene across the country. Incoming and outgoing traffic on Hosur Road was restored after it was blocked earlier in the day. 

The police also asked commuters to avoid Jalahalli Cross Jn on Tumkuru road. Traffic on Bannerghatta Road, Sarjapura Road came back to normal.  

Kindly avoid Jalahalli Cross Jn On Tumakuru Road due to Garments factory employs protest

— BTP (@blrcitytraffic) April 19, 2016

#TrafficAlert : #Protests continue on Sigsandra, Bomanahalli, Kodichikkanahalli, Dommasandra,E City,Yashavanthapura , Peenya,Naganathapura..

— BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) April 19, 2016

#TrafficAlert : Now Traffic is normal on Hosuru Road, Bannerghatta Road, Sarjapura Road.

— BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) April 19, 2016