<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, for the fifth time, offered <em>bagina</em> at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Mandya district and Kabini dam in Mysuru district, at an auspicious time, on Friday.<br /><br />The CM, accompanied by MP A Sumalatha, Deputy Commissioner M V Venkatesh offered <em>bagina</em> at12.05 pm at KRS dam, after performing puja to the idol of Goddess Cauvery.<br />From there, he left by helicopter and reached H D Kote taluk and offered <em>bagina</em> at Kabini dam at 1.15 pm. He also performed puja for the Kapila river.<br /><br />The Chief Minister had to face the heat of protests by farmers' organisations in H D Kote taluk and Srirangapatna taluk, who demanded the government to withdraw the amendment to the Land Reforms Act, urging him to fulfill their various demands.<br /><br />The farmer organisations had planned to show black flags as a mark of protest against the amendment to the Act, which has affected the farmers. They had gathered at the K G Halli Circle, in H D Kote taluk, and were not allowed near the dam. Police had beefed up security arrangements.<br /><br />Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, District in-charge Minister S T Somashekar, MLA Anil Chikkamadu, DC Abhiram G Sankar accompanied him</p>
<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, for the fifth time, offered <em>bagina</em> at Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam in Mandya district and Kabini dam in Mysuru district, at an auspicious time, on Friday.<br /><br />The CM, accompanied by MP A Sumalatha, Deputy Commissioner M V Venkatesh offered <em>bagina</em> at12.05 pm at KRS dam, after performing puja to the idol of Goddess Cauvery.<br />From there, he left by helicopter and reached H D Kote taluk and offered <em>bagina</em> at Kabini dam at 1.15 pm. He also performed puja for the Kapila river.<br /><br />The Chief Minister had to face the heat of protests by farmers' organisations in H D Kote taluk and Srirangapatna taluk, who demanded the government to withdraw the amendment to the Land Reforms Act, urging him to fulfill their various demands.<br /><br />The farmer organisations had planned to show black flags as a mark of protest against the amendment to the Act, which has affected the farmers. They had gathered at the K G Halli Circle, in H D Kote taluk, and were not allowed near the dam. Police had beefed up security arrangements.<br /><br />Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, District in-charge Minister S T Somashekar, MLA Anil Chikkamadu, DC Abhiram G Sankar accompanied him</p>
