Bharat Bandh: Karnataka likely to motionless tomorrow
JDS, Left parties and various organizations extend support
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Some organizations oppose bandh
Bengaluru, September 9: As the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and other opposition parties across the country against fuel price hike received overwhelming support from all quarters, Karnataka state is likely to be motionless completely tomorrow.
Except BJP, majority of the political outfits including JDS, CPI, CPM and BSP, Pro-Kannada organizations, Labour organizations, Auto, Taxi, Tempo Drivers and Owners associations have extended their support to the bandh. But the hotel owners and their organisations opposed the bandh.
As the KSRTC and BMTC drivers and conductors associations have also extended their support to the bandh, KSRTC and BMTC buses might stay off the roads. There would not screening of movies in cinema theatres and malls across the state. As auto, tempo and taxi service will hit due to bandh, the people who go to other places during week-end might suffer.
But the Federation of the Lorry Owners and Drivers Associations has decided to be neutral on the bandh. However, Metro and North-West railway service will function as usual. But the authorities may take a decision based on the situation. All other services except hospitals, medical shops, milk, fruits and vegetables and emergency services will not affect from the bandh. There are chances of government offices and banks may shut their doors.
The Federation of Private Schools declared holiday to the schools supporting the bandh. Decision on declaring holiday for government schools and colleges was left to the discretionary power of respective DDPIs.
It is expected that as the fuel price rise affected the normal life to a great extent, the general public would support in the bandh voluntarily. As a precautionary measure, the police department has taken tight police security across the state. The Congress party, in all district centres, has conducted meetings with its alley JDS and other political parties for the success of the bandh. Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda declared that he would support the bandh. BSP has declared that it would take up protest differently. Labour organizations backed by the Left parties, Farmers organization and IT-BT companies have decided to participate in the bandh.
Shops to open additional one hour more
IN order to make the Bharat bandh a failure, the owners of some shops and hotels have decided to open their establishments for additional one hour more than usual timings. Regarding this, some photos are being circulated in the social media. They have put up boards on the issue in front of their shops and opposed the Bharat Bandh.
Notice if absent from service
Already, KSRTC and BMTC employees have declared that they would support the bandh. Meanwhile, the KSRTC Managing Director issued a circular saying that disciplinary action would be taken against those who restrain from the service on September 10 and their salary would be cut.
'Following the Bharat bandh condemning the fuel price hike, Deputy Commissioners have declared holiday for schools and colleges across Bengaluru city and Bengaluru Rural districts.'
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To counter Uddhav, BJP posts video showing checking of Fadnavis' bags
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra BJP on Wednesday posted a video on X showing checking of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' bags, and said merely holding the Constitution for "show" is not enough and one must also follow the constitutional system.
Some leaders have the habit of creating "drama", the BJP said in the post, which comes after former CM Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) shared videos online over the last two days of his bags being checked by poll authorities.
In the last two days, Thackeray claimed his bags were inspected by the election authorities after he arrived in Latur and Yavatmal districts to campaign for the November 20 state assembly elections.
Thackeray had also asked if the same law would be applied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders of the ruling alliance during their campaign.
On Wednesday, the state BJP unit posted a footage on its social media handle X, showing Fadnavis' bags being checked by security personnel at Kolhapur airport on November 5.
The ruling party in the post along with the video said, "Let it be, some leaders just have a habit of creating drama."
The BJP said the deputy CM's bag was checked in Yavatmal district on November 7, but he neither recorded any video nor made a fuss about it.
Earlier, on November 5, Fadnavis' bags were also checked at the Kolhapur airport, it said referring to the video.
"Simply holding the Constitution for show is not enough; one must also follow constitutional systems. We only request that everyone respects the Constitution," the BJP said in the post.
On Tuesday, Fadnavis said Thackeray was trying to divert the attention by needlessly protesting about the checking of his bags by poll officials and was "seeking votes by whining".
What is wrong with checking of bags? the senior BJP leader had wondered.
Thackeray's frustration was showing, he added.
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