Various organizations have called for Bengaluru bandh over the Cauvery water issue. According to BMTC, all the routes of Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation will operate as usual.
कावेरी जल मुद्दे को लेकर किसान संगठन के सदस्यों ने बेंगलुरु के फ्रीडम पार्क में किया विरोध प्रदर्शन
Karnataka: The big news of this time is coming out where various organizations have called for Bengaluru bandh regarding the Cauvery water issue. According to BMTC, all the routes of Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation will operate as usual.
Under the leadership of farmer leader Kuruburu Shantakumar, ‘Karnataka Water Conservation Committee’, a major organization of farmer unions and other organisations, has called for a Bengaluru bandh from 6 am to 6 pm on Tuesday.
attacked the government
Let us tell you, Shanthakumar and other leaders of ‘Karnataka Water Conservation Committee’, who were trying to take out a protest march towards ‘Town Hall’, were taken into custody by the police at Mysuru Bank Circle. Kannada organizations gathered for protest at Town Hall. Many activists of Kannada were also removed from there by the police. Farmer leaders and Kannada activists attacked the government for allegedly using police force against the protests and bandh.
Farmers and pro-Kannada organizations are likely to hold protests at ‘Freedom Park’, a designated venue for such demonstrations. The city police made adequate security arrangements to deal with possible incidents of violence during these protests. Are. About 100 platoons have been deployed.
Decision taken to close some malls
He extended support to the September 29 Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations, saying they cannot afford to lose two days of work amid financial difficulties. Most private companies, including those in the IT (information technology) sector, have asked their employees to work from home. It has been decided to keep some malls of the city closed.
Many shops and establishments were also not seen working like normal in the morning. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had said as the protests intensified on Monday that their government will not stop the protesters, but peace and order should be maintained. Protests continue in various parts of Karnataka after the Supreme Court refused to interfere in the orders of the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Regulation Committee.
Auto drivers supported
Naseer Khan, an auto driver at the Majestic BMTC bus stop in Bengaluru, said, “We support the bandh called by various organisations. When the issue of Cauvery water comes, we have a clear stand that Karnataka will not give water to anyone. There are only night drivers here, autos will not run today, we will support the bandh.”
Concrete arrangements made by the police
Let us tell you, regarding the bandh in the city, Shekhar H. Tekkannavar, DCP Central Karnataka said, concrete arrangements have been made by the police. Action will be taken if demonstration is held anywhere except the permitted place. Traffic is running smoothly now. Farmer union members are not allowed to protest in Mysore Bank Circle.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayanand said that in view of the bandh, prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure have been imposed across the city from Monday midnight to Tuesday midnight. He said that apart from this, existing restrictions and court orders As per, no bandh or procession is allowed in the city.
Dayanand said, “No one can forcibly enforce the bandh by using force. Bandh is possible only in those cases when someone wants to implement it voluntarily. The Karnataka bandh has been announced on September 29 under the banner of ‘Kannada Okkuta’, a major organization of Kannada organizations led by Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj.
Farmers and pro-Kannada organizations are protesting
These orders directed Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to neighboring Tamil Nadu. Farmer organizations and pro-Kannada organizations are protesting in the Cauvery basin districts of Mysore, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara, Bengaluru and other parts of the state.
They are urging the state government not to release water to the neighboring state. Karnataka says that it is not in a position to release water as there is water shortage due to less rainfall in monsoon and standing crops in the Cauvery basin areas. It itself needs it because of irrigation and drinking water needs.
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