 "#KarnatakaBandh: Twitterati react after strike over Cauvery dispute hits normal life in Bengaluru")
Pro-Karnataka organisations, along with farmers called for a statewide bandh on Friday after the Karnataka government released Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu on a Supreme Court directive. The busiest streets of the IT city are shut, as is the district Mandya and the City of Palaces — Mysuru, among other parts of the state. Petrol pumps, and eateries are reportedly shut, as an extension of support to the farmers’ union and pro-Karnataka organisations, as are schools and colleges and a few offices in Bengaluru. People are staging protests all across including at the border of the two states, and at some of the junctions of Bengaluru like Town Hall, JP Nagar and Manyata Tech Park, among others. Public transports have also been stopped in the city, informed Bengaluru City Police through their Twitter handle. Social media is quick to take the hashtag #KarnatakaBandh over, and talk about the shutdown. While some of them have said that the issue is baseless, many of them showed their concern over the bandh and the whole controversy around the issue of Cauvery water dispute. Here’s how Twitterati has been reacting:
Not only we lost water, Bandh loss will hit us badly.. Politicians dont care. Insult to injury. #KarnatakaBandh
— Shanmugam Ramu (@sramu) September 9, 2016
#KarnatakaBandh impact .. shots of city railway station bengaluru pic.twitter.com/rQVERTtHI1
— Yasir Mushtaq (@path2shah) September 9, 2016
It's a matter of 10 days.15000 cusecs to be given to TN. If u use less water and adjust, what's harm in that! #KarnatakaBandh
— Sakshi Joshi (@sakshijoshii) September 9, 2016
I came to office at 5 in the morning. Goons threatened to beat me and burn my bike. #KarnatakaBandh
— Sethuraman NR (@chandsethu) September 9, 2016
So if the idea is to protest, do it the right way by talking. What will anyone gain by burning bikes and tyres? #Stupidity #KarnatakaBandh
— Sindhu Ramesh (@sindhu2093) September 9, 2016
Bandh is for drinking water.. If some people don't support it.. Then don't ask for water #KarnatakaBandh #WeSupportKarnatakaBandh
— Puneeth Rajkumar FC (@TeamPuneeth) September 9, 2016
#KarnatakaBandh Total shutdown in Bengaluru. No buses/autos/metro. Medical shops/ petrol bunks/ banks/malls also shut. No schools & colleges
— ChristinMathewPhilip (@ChristinMP_) September 9, 2016
Instead of giving freebies why can't TN Govt build dams 2 store water instead f getting excess water frm 4 dams of Karnataka #KarnatakaBandh
— Sharath SN (@snsharath88) September 9, 2016
I support our farmer's plight due to lack of Cauvery water but I do not support crippling of services in the name of it. #KarnatakaBandh
— The Elder Man (@ShunaamMajumder) September 8, 2016
#KarnatakaBandh passed off peacefully in #Bengaluru. Here's a view of the usually jam-packed Ballari / Airport Road. pic.twitter.com/Fhl8yZnDku
— Rasheed Kappan (@kappansky) July 31, 2016
#KarnatakaBandh
— ProfMKay 🇮🇳 (@ProfMKay) September 9, 2016
Blame it on vision less political system of India,a simple system linking rivers would have sorted out many issues. Sad!
Bandh in Karnataka is illegal. This is ploy by politicians to divert people's attention frm basic issues. They be penalised.#KarnatakaBandh
— MP Sinha (@IamMadhurendra) September 9, 2016
Protestors block Hebbal flyover. #KarnatakaBandh garner's massive support from people. pic.twitter.com/YFIsnTCLGS
— Anusha Ravi Sood (@anusharavi10) September 9, 2016
Burning public property, destroying assets is not going to solve the issue .likes of vattal nagarj are pure venom #KarnatakaBandh
— Mahesh 🇮🇳 (@Mahesh10816) September 9, 2016
Another band in Karnataka , the 4th one in last 45 days.. If the government is not able to govern the state, please resign #KarnatakaBandh
— Ashutosh Khaitan (@KhaitanAshutosh) September 9, 2016
More policemen than public in #Bengaluru #KarnatakaBandh #Cauvery @DhanyaTweets @livemint pic.twitter.com/hHZ0rv9ZWj
— Sharan Poovanna (@sharanpoovanna) September 9, 2016
#KarnatakaBandh #NammaKaveri pic.twitter.com/MOHPVeOiFv
— ಕಿರಿಕ್ ಕೀರ್ತಿ - Kirik Keerthi (@KirikKeerthi) September 9, 2016
#Kaveri #KarnatakaBandh @PMOIndia @narendramodi Save farmers, save Karnataka, stop this injustice @blrcitytraffic pic.twitter.com/RvBvCTLEkq
— ಬಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೆ ಎಸ್ | Balakrishna (@KrsBalu) September 9, 2016
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