CM meets pro-Kannada activists; they submitted a memorandum to him. Several pro-Kannada groups have called for Karnataka bandh today demanding implementation of Sarojini Mahishi report, recommending certain percentage of jobs to Kannadigas in private andpublic sector companies.
The bandh has not disrupted metro or BMTC bus services in the city as both corporations continued regular operations. App-based taxis were available despite drivers' unions vowing to stay off the road but the number of available cabs seems to have dwindled.
Auto rickshaw services have been affected inseveral areas in the city as the most of the drivers are adhering to the Unions' bandhcall. However, some drivers plying with app-aggregators continued operations.
A Karnataka bandhcall given by some of thepro-Kannada organisations failed to evoke aresponse in Hubballi on Thursday.
Thousands of protestors gatherat KSR Railway station premises to start the rally to Freedom Park. ActivistNagesh is heading the rally. No autorickshaw, cabs can be surrounding Majestic.
Police have permitted Dr Ambedkar Sene & Kannadapara Okoota Sangatane to do peaceful rally from KSR Railway station to Freedom Park.
Markets in Belagavi remain bandh call given demanding implementation of Dr Sarojini Mahishi Committee recommendations for reservation of jobs for locals in private sector failing to evoke response.
Hundreds of protestors have begun rally from Maurya Circle towards Freedom Park. They tried to stop vehicles and block road. Police didn't allow them.
Few pro-Kannadaactivists have gatherat Maurya Circle staging protest against state government to implement Sarojini Mahishi Report, few activists have gone to the chief minister'shouse in Dollars Colony.
Bandh call issued by pro-Kannada organisationsfailed to evoke response in Belagavion Thursday. Normal life prevailed in the city and other places in the district with schools and colleges too functioning normally.
Malls in Bengaluru put up nets to avoid damage from stone pelting.
The bandh call given by some pro-Kannada organisations to demand implementation of a report which recommended job reservation to Kannadigas had little effect on normal life in Bengaluru and other parts of the state on Thursday.
No response in South Bengaluru, autorickshaws, cabs, eateries & all commercial establishments remain open. Large number of pople are using their own vehicles to commute to work.
City police are not letting KRV's Praveen Shetty to step out of his house. Police deployed in front of his house in RT Nagar. Preventive measure by Bengaluru City Police to maintain peace.
Kempegowda International Airport crowded as people find difficulty in hailing taxis. Passengers with flights later in the day arrive early fearing violence and transport blockades. (TV9)
Auto-rickshaws, cabs are almost off the road. No people inRailway station, Majestic, KR Market, heavy police depploymentin Town Hall. Rally at11am to Freedom Park. BMTC buses playing as usual.
Pro-Kannada activist Praveen Shetty has been kept under house arrest. Several pro-Kannada groups have called for K'taka bandh today demanding implementation of Sarojini Mahishi report, recommending certain percentage of jobs to Kannadigas in pvt&public sector companies
Stones pelted on a Tirupati-Mangaluru bus in Farangipet. Several pro-Kannada groups have called for Karnataka bandh today demanding implementation of Sarojini Mahishi report which recommended certain percentage of jobs to Kannadigas in private & public sector companies. (ANI)
There is no official holiday declared for schools and colleges in the State during the Karnataka Bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations on Thursday, demanding job reservation for Kannadigas in private companies.
Requesting the organisations to call off the protest, he appealed to the agitators not to cause inconvenience to the general public. "Those agitating, if they are willing to talk to me, I'm always ready to talk to them. We have already done several that are possible (to implement the report), what other things can be done, I'm ready to talk to them," Yediyurappa said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said there was no need to call for bandh and cause inconvenience to public.
The state police are on high alert in the wake of the statewide bandh call given by pro-Kannada organisations on Thursday. DG&IGP Praveen Sood has instructed officers to maintain law and order and ensure that no untoward incident takes place.
The protest organised by the "Karnataka Sanghatanegala Okkoota", comprising a few factions of "Karnataka Rakshana Vedike", has been backed by Ola-Uber cab drivers' association, a few auto unions, farmers' associations, street vendors association, trade unions and transporters' associations.
"Our government has shown commitment towards implementation of the Sarojini Mahishi report. We have already implemented the report in the government sector. In the private sector, we are trying to implement it step by step. A cabinet decision has been taken to implement it step by step," Minister for Kannada and Culture C T Ravi said.
Normal life in Karnataka may be disrupted partially on Thursday by a 'bandh' called by some Kannada outfits demanding implementation of a over three decades-old report of a committee on providing more jobs for Kannadiga youths in the government and the private sectors. (PTI)
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday declared that his was a "pro-Kannada" government, even as several organisations have called for a statewidebandhon Thursday demanding implementation of theSarojini Mahishi report aimed at providing more jobs for Kannadigas in the state. (PTI)
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