Bandh over Mahadayi river row disrupts normal life in Karnataka; Amit Shah holds rally despite shutdown

Bandh over Mahadayi river row disrupts normal life in Karnataka; Amit Shah holds rally despite shutdown

FP Staff January 25, 2018, 21:43:09 IST

The state-wide bandh called by pro-Karnataka groups and activists supporting the demand to supply Mahadayi water to north Karnataka’s farmers paralysed life in the southern districts of Bengaluru and Mysuru on Thursday

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The Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada groups and activists supporting the demand to supply Mahadayi water to north Karnataka’s farmers paralysed life in the southern districts of Bengaluru and Mysuru on Thursday. Image courtesy: Mahesh Bacham/101Reporters.

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Several organisations led by pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj of Kannada Okkoota, took out a protest march from Town Hall to Freedom Park in Bengaluru. They demanded intervention of Narendra Modi in the Mahadayi river dispute between Goa and Karnataka. Image courtesy: Mahesh Bachem/101Reporters

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The bandh call did not receive much support in Hubbali, Dharwad, Bijapur and Belagavi districts as businesses and services remained open throughout the day. Image courtesy: Nivedita Niranjankumar/101Reporters

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Several IT companies had to suspend their operations for the day. Bus services from Bengaluru to neighbouring states remained defunct until Thursday evening. Image courtesy: Mahesh Bacham/101Reporters

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BJP president Amit Shah too addressed a Parivartan rally in Mysuru. Party leaders has accused Siddaramaiah government of declaring misusing government machinery to come in way of their campaigning and “declaring” a bandh on days when their senior leaders were visiting the state. Image courtesy: Twitter/AmitShah

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