Summary:
Karnataka bandh, given by pro-farmer organisations supported by opposition parties including Congress, CPM, JD(S), SDPI and like-minded forums on Monday, got medicore reaction from coastal districts of the state.
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Karnataka bandh, given by pro-farmer organisations supported by opposition parties including Congress, CPM, JD(S), SDPI and like-minded forums on Monday, got mediocre reaction from coastal districts of the state.
Normal life was unchanged in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttar Kannada districts.
While a protest was held near the Mini Vidhana Soudha in Manaluru, buses, autorickshaws and other private vehicles were plying on the roads in city.
While all government offices functioned normally, most of all the shops in the city and other parts of the district remained open.
Mangaluru University had postponed its undergraduate and postgraduate exams scheduled for Monday in the wake of the bandh call.
The bandh haven’t evoked any response in Udupi district where educational institutions, public transport system and business and commercial establishments functioned as usual.
An attempt to stop the bus service by protesters went in vain after police stopped them from interrupting the services forcefully.
Police detained members of various organisations who protested near the Udupi bus stand.
The bandh call also failed in Uttara Kannada district.