Bengaluru Bandh LIVE: BJP Extends Support, Hotels, Eateries Shut; Bus Services to TN Affected

According to a PTI report, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda, citing existing restrictions and court orders, said there is no permission for any bandh or procession in the city.

“No one can forcefully implement the bandh by using force, other than in cases where someone wants to observe it voluntarily,” he said.

Amidst the citywide bandh, members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike staged a protest in Bengaluru’s Ramanagara over the Cauvery river water sharing issue.

President of the Bangalore Hoteliers Association, PC Rao said restaurants will remain closed in the city today amid the call for ‘Bengaluru Bandh’.

“It’s our duty, we are also supporting the bandh as we are not getting justice for several years,” he said, according to an ANI report.

However, earlier, the Hotel Owners’ Association had decided to withdraw support for the ‘Bandh’ stating all hotels and restaurants will be open in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Amidst a citywide ‘Bandh’ today, farmers’ organisation staged a protest over the Cauvery water sharing issue in Bengaluru’s Freedom Park.

According to a PTI report, security personnel have been deployed in the Krishnagiri district along the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border.

Bus services from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu faced disruptions on Tuesday due to the ‘Bandh’ called in Bengaluru regarding the Cauvery water issue.

In protest of the state government’s decision to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, a multitude of pro-farmer and pro-Kannada organisations have called for a comprehensive ‘Bengaluru shutdown’ (Bengaluru Bandh) today. Check what’s open in Bengaluru today here

According to a TOI report, a farmer in Bengaluru tries tried to kill himself during the call for city wide ‘Bandh’ given by pro-Kannada outfits and farmers’ associations over the Cauvery water issue. Police reached on time and foiled the suicide bid.

‘Bengaluru Bandh’ is being observed today amid continuous protests in Karnataka against the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu.

Bus services from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu faced disruptions on Tuesday due to the ‘Bandh’ called in Bengaluru regarding the Cauvery water issue.

Several buses from Tamil Nadu are reportedly being stopped at Zuzuvadi in Krishnagiri district of the state.

Multiple airlines including IndiGo, Vistara, Akasa Air, and SpiceJet have issued a travel advisory for passengers travelling to the Kempegowda International Airport as transport is likely to be hit across the city due to the ‘Bandh’.

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Farmers in Bengaluru have continued their protest over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

Security forces have been deployed in Bengaluru’s Whitefield in the wake of the call for the ‘Bandh’ given by pro-Kannada outfits over the Cauvery water issue.

“We have made adequate bandobast (arrangements). As per the order of the commissioner, no protest or procession is allowed. Traffic is normal,” said DCP central Bengaluru Shekar T Tekkannavar on Tuesday.

Amidst the call for ‘Bengaluru Bandh’ on Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said his government will not curtail the protests, but underlined the importance of maintaining peace.

“In a democracy, we (government) will not curtail protests, but BJP and JD(S) are trying to do politics on the issue,” the chief minister told reporters.

Hospitals, nursing homes, medical stores and government offices will remain open. Ambulances, pharma vehicles and other essential goods-carrying vehicles will run as usual.

In the wake of the ‘Bengaluru Bandh’ call given by pro-Kannda outfits on Tuesday, less passengers were seen at Majestic bus stop, one of the busiest bus stops in the state.

The Hotel Owners’ Association withdrew support from the call for ‘Bandh’ on Tuesday and said all hotels and restaurants will be open across city.

Metro services will run across the city without any disruptions on any line on Tuesday. App based cab services like Ola and Uber will also be available as usual.

Ola-Uber Drivers’ Association on Monday said they would extend full support for the September 29 ‘Karnataka Bandh’ called by pro-Kannada organisations but will not support Tuesday’s ‘Bengaluru Bandh’.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said that prohibitory orders under section 144 will be in effect across the city from September 25 midnight to September 26 midnight in the wake of the ‘Bandh’.

Bengaluru Urban district Deputy Commissioner Dayananda K A declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the city on Tuesday in the wake of the ‘Bandh’. Most private schools and colleges across the city had already declared holiday for students.