BENGALURU: While some pro-Kannada groups have called for a statewide bandh on Saturday to oppose the Maratha Development Board, transport services are unlikely to be affected in the city.
The bandh has been called between 6am and 6pm and will witness a rally from KSR Bengaluru City railway station to Freedom Park.
KSRTC and BMTC operations may not be disrupted as All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has only extended moral support to the bandh. Namma Metro will operate as usual. Fuel outlets as well as restaurants will remain open.
Some auto drivers, cabbies to participate
However, a few autorickshaw and cab drivers have decided to join the bandh. Tanveer Pasha, a cab union leader, claimed most cabbies and auto drivers will participate in the strike. “But we are not forcing all drivers because of the Covid impact,” he said.
Police have decided to intensify security across the state to prevent forcible closure of shops and commercial establishments and untoward incidents.