<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has said that the nationwide bandh on Tuesday was a failure as people did not support it. </p>.<p>“The Bharat Bandh failed. Nobody supported it. You could see for yourself how life was normal in Bengaluru and Karnataka,” Yediyurappa told reporters. </p>.<p>Yediyurappa also ridiculed the Congress for staging a protest by wearing black bands in the Assembly. “Congress is a sinking ship. Who cares if they wear black or white?”</p>.<p>Defending the farm Bills, Yediyurappa said protests against them were politically-motivated.</p>.<p>“The PM has made it clear that the government is pro-farmer and some decisions were taken in their interests and that it’s wrong to oppose them for political reasons. Instead of calling for a bandh, people should understand the reality. Our government, be it in the state or centre, is pro-farmer. Modi will not do anything against the interests of farmers,” he said.</p>
<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has said that the nationwide bandh on Tuesday was a failure as people did not support it. </p>.<p>“The Bharat Bandh failed. Nobody supported it. You could see for yourself how life was normal in Bengaluru and Karnataka,” Yediyurappa told reporters. </p>.<p>Yediyurappa also ridiculed the Congress for staging a protest by wearing black bands in the Assembly. “Congress is a sinking ship. Who cares if they wear black or white?”</p>.<p>Defending the farm Bills, Yediyurappa said protests against them were politically-motivated.</p>.<p>“The PM has made it clear that the government is pro-farmer and some decisions were taken in their interests and that it’s wrong to oppose them for political reasons. Instead of calling for a bandh, people should understand the reality. Our government, be it in the state or centre, is pro-farmer. Modi will not do anything against the interests of farmers,” he said.</p>
