<p>Residents of Savalagi, a hobli centre in Jamkhandi taluk, have threatened to boycott the upcoming urban local body election and the Assembly poll that follows, if their hobli is not declared a taluk. <br /><br /></p>.<p>People in the hobli observed a bandh, called by the Taluk Horata Samiti (a committee formed to fight for the taluk status), on Sunday, to draw the attention of the government to their demand.<br /><br />Business establishments remained closed in response to the bandh call and residents of villages across the hobli thronged the town to participate in the protest. <br /><br />Savalagi, which is a major centre for the surrounding 23 villages, was a taluk centre when Jamkhandi was a province in the pre-British era, claimed members of the committee. Besides, the town has all the facilities required for a taluk, they said. <br /></p>
<p>Residents of Savalagi, a hobli centre in Jamkhandi taluk, have threatened to boycott the upcoming urban local body election and the Assembly poll that follows, if their hobli is not declared a taluk. <br /><br /></p>.<p>People in the hobli observed a bandh, called by the Taluk Horata Samiti (a committee formed to fight for the taluk status), on Sunday, to draw the attention of the government to their demand.<br /><br />Business establishments remained closed in response to the bandh call and residents of villages across the hobli thronged the town to participate in the protest. <br /><br />Savalagi, which is a major centre for the surrounding 23 villages, was a taluk centre when Jamkhandi was a province in the pre-British era, claimed members of the committee. Besides, the town has all the facilities required for a taluk, they said. <br /></p>
