"No detentions made, taken to Freedom Park": Bengaluru Police Commissioner on Pro-Kannada activists protest

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 22 : Pro Kannada organisation held a 12 hour bandh in various parts of the state on Saturday to protest the incidents of violence against Kannadigas. Several activists alleged that the police had prevented them from a peaceful protest.
However, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Saturday said that no detentions have been made, while the pro-Kannada activists found to take out a rally or procession have been taken to Freedom Park.
Police commissioner B Dayananda said that no untoward incidents have been reported so far across Bengaluru.
"Police have been deployed in all strategic and important places. This will be continued till the evening. Nobody has been detained. Those who were found to take out a rally or procession have been taken to Freedom Park," the Police commissioner told reporters.
Meanwhile, pro-Kannada activists also made people shut down shops in Chikkamagaluru amid the 12-hour bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations.

In Tumakuru, the bandh's impact was minimal, with daily activities proceeding largely as usual. KSRTC buses and auto-rickshaws operated without significant disruptions, ensuring regular transportation services for the public.
The schools and colleges remained open, with no declared holidays, and educational activities continued as scheduled.
The pro-Kannada activists in Belagavi expressed their anger by lying down on the road. A protest march was carried out from the Circuit House through Ashok Circle to Kittur Rani Chennamma Circle.
Farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekhar stated that the farmers' association fully supports the pro-Kannada organization.
Earlier, Ravi Shetty Byndoor, Chairman of the Labour Council and a pro-Kannada activist on Saturday alleged that the state government is using the Police to suppress them.
"The government is using the Police to suppress us. Vatal Nagaraj has called for a bandh. For that, many people have voluntarily come forward to go on a bandh. We are here to convince the bus drivers and operators. But they are stopping us. The government is sending us notice after notice. What are we, goons? We will start the rally at 11 am. We will take out the rally from Town Hall to Freedom Park," the Chairman of the Labour Council and a pro-Kannada activist told reporters.
In Hassan, Police personnel were deployed as a precautionary measure while normal daily activities continue.
Earlier, the Karnataka Private Schools Union extended moral support, but other unions didn't give their support to the bandh and said examinations are underway in many districts, including Bengaluru, and no holidays have been declared. Similarly, private colleges will remain open.
The bandh has been called as Kannada organisations demand strict action against those responsible for violence against Kannadigas and measures to prevent such incidents in the future.