The half day Mudigere bundh call given by the Sachetha Yuva Sangha was successful.
The bundh call was given for urging the authorities to rectify the problem of improper supply of LPG. All the businessmen had closed their business establishments in support of the bundh. However, schools, colleges, offices, banks functioned as usual.
The protestors burnt the effigy of a LPG cylinder and submitted a memorandum to the Tahsildar.
They warned of holding taluk bundh and road block on February 27, if the authorities fail to solve the problem by February 26.
Clarification
In the backdrop of the protest, LPG distributor Sri Venkateshwara Gas Agency Manager M S Ananth has said that there are 7,404 consumers in our jurisdiction. Every month 4,480 LPG cylinders are supplied to us from HP. We distribute it on the basis of priority. Once in 15 days, officials from Food and Civil Supplies visit and inspect. HP company seeks information every day through mail. There is no room for discrepancy. Apart from this, we have to supply 450 cylinders to hostels and Aksharadasoha. As many as 1,717 people have registered their names for new connections before 13-06-2006. There is a demand from 911 consumers for second cylinder.
