Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 26 (ANI): Police in Bengaluru Tuesday stated they’ve made satisfactory bandobast and no protest or procession can be allowed amid a name for Bandh by farmer outfits to protest in opposition to an order by Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to launch 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu.
“..We have made adequate bandobast…as per the order of the commissioner, no protest or procession is allowed…traffic is normal,” Deputy Commisisoner of Police (central) Bengaluru Shekar T Tekkannavar instructed ANI.
Police have been deployed in metropolis’s Whitefield and Cottonpete to take care of regulation and order. All the outlets are closed besides these offering important companies.
Farmer our bodies, Kannada organisations, and opposition events have referred to as for a ‘Bandh’ in the present day within the metropolis to protest in opposition to the order of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directing the state to launch 5000 cusecs of water to its neighbouring state, Tamil Nadu, for 15 days, efficient September 13.
Naseer Khan, an auto driver at Majestic Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) Bus cease, instructed ANI they assist the bandh.
“We support the bandh called by various organisations. When the Cauvery water issue comes, we have a very clear stand that Karnataka will not provide water to anyone. Autos will not run today, we will support the bandh.”Manju, a bus conductor, instructed ANI, “As bandh has been called, no commuters are seen at Kempegowda bus stop, which is usually one of the busiest bus stops in the state.”Amid the bandh, a commuter from Maharashtra was reportedly requested to pay 300-500 rupees for 12 kilometres.
Cabs can be plying as normal and eating places will stay closed within the metropolis.
To keep away from inconvenience to the passengers, Airline Vistara on Tuesday issued a journey replace asking individuals to plan their rides to and from the airport with warning since non-public transport is likely to be disrupted.
“Due to the ‘Bengaluru Bandh’ on September 26, 2023, private transport might be disrupted. Customers travelling from Bangalore are advised to allow more time for their journey to the airport,” the airline stated in a publish on ‘X’.
On Monday the Karnataka CM Siddaramiah had stated that the state authorities wouldn’t stop the protest however appealed to events to not play politics on the difficulty.
“In a democracy, one can hold protests. We are not going to disrupt the protest. BJP-JD(S) are playing politics on this issue. There is a hearing before the Supreme Court regarding the Cauvery issue. Our lawyers will present a competent argument” the Chief Minister had stated. Former PM Deve Gowda in the meantime has writter to PM Narendra Modi asking for his intervention within the subject.
” I have made an appeal to the PM on the prevailing situation. In my letter to the PM, I wrote that the Jal Shakti department should file a review petition and a committee of experts should be sent to Karnataka to study the water and standing crop situation” Deve Gowda stated. (ANI)