The bandh, which comes within days after the previous one, has received widespread support from transport organisations, sandalwood stars and political parties. Theatres across the State have cancelled shows till evening, with the Karnataka Film Exhibitors Association backing the bandh.
The police commissioner says CrPC section 144 will be in place for 24 hours from Thursday midnight, adding that those who want to protest can do it at Freedom Park.
Karnataka has been witnessing protests over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in the decisions of the Cauvery Water Management Authority(CWMA) and its assisting body Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) that directed the state to do so.
Pro-Kannada activists barged into a promotional event for Siddharth’s film ‘Chikku’ in Bengaluru, asking if it was necessary to hold his event amid the heighten