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HUBBALLI: All hotels, bars, lodges, sweet shops, bakeries, street vending shops and others shops remained closed till evening on Monday as part of the bandh call given by hotel owners association. If such incidents are not curtailed and if police fail to arrest those who assaulted a hotel owner and labourers, the Sangha will launch a state-wide agitation,” he added.Sarvottam Kamath, Srinivas Okade, Sarvottam Shetty, Ramanand Shetty, Ratnakar Shetty, Vivek Hegde, Rajendra Shetty, Ratnakar Gouda, Sukumar Shetty, Arvind Mane, Deepak Shetty, Dinakar Shetty, Mahesh Gouda, Ratnakar Gouda and others were present at the protest. The state government should take serious note of the incidents and provide security to the traders. “Police should initiate stern action against the perpetrators. There is a need to initiate stern action against those who are breaking the law by attacking innocents, added Krishnamurthy.Former Sangha president Sudhakar Shetty said attacks on hoteliers and others involved in the food industry have increased in Hubballi-Dharwad..