Karnataka observes 12-hour statewide Bandh by pro-Kannada groups amid tight security today

In several parts of the state, the pro-kannada groups took to the streets staging protests and they appealed to the shopkeepers to cooperate and extend their support for the cause. But most of the shops were open as usual.

In Bengaluru, the activists gathered at the Mysore Bank circle and raised slogans holding placards.

Some activists staged a demonstration at the BMTC and KSRTC bus stand at Majestic in the state capital.

The protestors appealed to the bus drivers and conductors to support the call for Bandh. As their agitation intensified, police took them under preventive custody.