BENGALURU: Bengalurenas, cutting across age groups and professions, on Friday joined the rest of the nation in paying their last respects to the CRPF personnel killed in Thursday’s terror attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama Students, traders, RWAs, theatre groups and the film fraternity held peaceful demonstrations and took out candle marches in various parts of the city to mourn the death of security personnel. They also demanded immediate action against terror organizations.“The central government needs to wake up and take immediate steps against terrorists, who have disturbed the peace of our country. We need to fight back,” Hemanth Gowda, a fitness expert from Golden Arrow gym, said.Karnataka State Rajinikanth Fans Club Association president Santosh Kumar said they are praying for the families of the brave hearts, “who pledged their lives for us”. “It is saddening to see such cruelty,” he added.Over 100 people took out a candle march at World War I Memorial (Brigade Road-Residence Road junction) in the evening. A WhatsApp message did the rounds, saying: “We are all doing this... So kindly in your balcony today at 8 pm light 3 candles to show our support of strength to Jawans n their family...”Residents of Rajarajeshwari Nagar blocked the main road as a mark of protest. “When we slept peacefully our soldiers surrendered their lives,” said Ravi Divesh, a software employee working at a private firm. “The Union government needs to conduct another surgical strike and kill the terrorists.”Another RWA group from Bellandur is planning to stage a protest demo on Sunday morning. “Terrorism is a national issue and we need to support and demand stringent action against such terror,” Sunitha Naik, a resident of Bellandur said.Students and staffers from the Indian Institute of Science marched from the main building to Swimming Pool Road and back to the main building. They held lighted candles to express their solidarity with the families of the deceased. “We the students and staff wish a speedy recovery to the injured. We are going to start an online petition requesting the government to fight back,” Chandan Yeshwanth, a student, said.The Traders Associations of Chickpet demonstrated at Town Hall in the evening. “We are more than willing to do anything that the Army wants us to. We request the government to wipe out terrorism totally and teach Pakistan a lesson,” said Sajjan Raj Mehta, a trader.

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