<p>More than 15 activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike were detained while they were setting fire on tyres as part of the statewide bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations to protest the formation of Maratha Development Corporation at Gandhi circle in Chitradurga, Karnataka, on Saturday. </p>.<p>They assembled at the Gandhi circle in the city and raised slogans against the formation of Maratha Development Corporation. </p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-bandh-live-updates-pro-kannada-organisations-Maratha-Development%20Corporation-bmtc-bengaluru-namma-metro-Hubballi-Dharwad-923648.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track latest updates of Karnataka bandh here</strong></a></p>.<p>They tried to block the road. But police prevented them and this led to the verbal duel between the agitators and police. Later, they were detained. </p>.<p>Commercial establishments remained open as usual and the movement of buses and autorickshaws commenced in the city. </p>
<p>More than 15 activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike were detained while they were setting fire on tyres as part of the statewide bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations to protest the formation of Maratha Development Corporation at Gandhi circle in Chitradurga, Karnataka, on Saturday. </p>.<p>They assembled at the Gandhi circle in the city and raised slogans against the formation of Maratha Development Corporation. </p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-bandh-live-updates-pro-kannada-organisations-Maratha-Development%20Corporation-bmtc-bengaluru-namma-metro-Hubballi-Dharwad-923648.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track latest updates of Karnataka bandh here</strong></a></p>.<p>They tried to block the road. But police prevented them and this led to the verbal duel between the agitators and police. Later, they were detained. </p>.<p>Commercial establishments remained open as usual and the movement of buses and autorickshaws commenced in the city. </p>
