Protesters burn effigy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the bandh, near a bus stand, in Mysuru, on Tuesday.
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Mysuru: The bandh call given by Dr B R Ambedkar Abhimanigala Horata Samiti, condemning Union Minister Amit Shah’s statement on Ambedkar, was overall successful as most of the shops and business establishments in the heart of the city remained closed in Mysuru on Tuesday.
The shops and business establishments had voluntarily downed their shutters responding to the bandh call at K R Circle, Ballal Circle, Devaraj Urs Road, Ashokapuram and some other places. This caused a lot of inconvenience to the public, especially school and college-going students. Hundreds of students were seen waiting at the city bus stand.
A large number of people belonging to various Dalit organisations and Karnataka Backward Classes Awareness Forum had gathered near the suburban bus stand and prevented the buses from plying. They raised slogans against Amit Shah and also burnt his effigy. The KSRTC city buses too stayed off the roads in the wake of the bandh.
The members of Dalit organisations also stopped the vehicles plying on the Mysuru-Manandavadi road, near KSRTC bus stand, near Jayapura hobli, and staged a protest. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the highway, including KSRTC buses.
Around 25 organisations had extended their support to the bandh. Congress had also extended support and took out a march, led by Congress president (rural) B J Vijaykumar, from the Congress office through Devaraj Urs Road to protest against Union Minister Amit Shah’s remarks.
However, shops and other establishments were open at many places like Hebbal, Metagalli, Gokulam, etc.