Mysore bandh gets good response; buses halted
Mysore,
Apr
1:
A
bandh
called
by
District
and
City
Congress
unit
to
protest
the
arrest
of
former
Deputy
Chief
Minister
Siddaramaiah
along
with
supporters
evoked
a
good
response
in
the
city
and
also
in
Mandya
and
Pandavapura
today
with
all
business
establishments
remaining
closed.
Public
transport
was
affected
with
KSRTC
withdrawing
its
service
following
the
bhandh
in
the
city.
Mr
Siddaramaiah
and
scores
of
his
supporters
also
began
a
dharna
in
front
of
the
Deputy
Commissioner
Office
demanding
immediate
action
against
police
officials
who
had
arrested
him
last
night.
He
was
detained
yesterday
after
a
trouble
broke
out
between
Congress
and
JD
(S)
workers
at
a
foundation
stone
laying
ceremoney
for
a
hospital
at
Jayapuara
village
on
the
outskirts
of
the
city.
Meanwhile,
the
district
administration
imposed
ban
orders
on
account
of
tension
in
the
village
for
three
days.
Mr
Siddaramaiah
and
other
Congress
leaders
including
former
Ministers
accused
the
police
of
high
handedness
and
a
biased
manner
at
the
behest
of
the
Janata
Dal
(S)
leaders.
Mr
Siddaramaiah
and
others
who
had
been
arrested
by
the
police
had
been
released
early
today.
However,
Mr
Siddaramaiah
demanded
from
the
police
in
writing
about
the
reason
for
his
arrest.
Meanwhile,
the
agitators
also
staged
a
protest
in
Railway
station
and
stopped
the
Mysore-Bangalore
Tippu
Express
for
some
time.
UNI