Yeddyurappa Bandh

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  "North Karnataka Bandh Is BJP Sponsored," Alleges Congress' DK Shivakumar

  Karnataka Water Resources Minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday, termed the call for Thursday's north Karnataka bandh as a "BJP sponsored" protest. He alleged that the BJP was backing various outfits demanding separate statehood for the region.

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  Farm Waiver By Monday Or State Shutdown: BJP's Ultimatum To HD Kumaraswamy

  In a fierce attack on the coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy, BJP state chief BS Yeddyurappa on Friday termed it "unholy" and announced a state-wide bandh on Monday if farm loans worth Rs 53,000 crore were not waived by then.

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  Protest In North Karnataka, Bengaluru Over Sharing Mahadayi Waters

  Protests on the issue of sharing of Mahadayi river waters continued in Karnataka on Wednesday. A bandh was called in north Karnataka -- the area that is hoping to receive more river water from Kalasa Banduri project being opposed by neighbouring Goa. There was a shutdown in several districts with buses off the roads and bus services between the two...

• Yeddyurappa slams Governor, calls him an 'agent of the Congress & JD(S)'

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa lashed out at Governor H R Bhardwaj, accusing him of "acting as an agent of the Congress/JD(S)".Speaking to NDTV, Yeddyurappa said, "The Governor was in a hurry to sanction the prosecution. He was under pressure from the Congress."He further said that the Congress had sent Bhardwaj to help the party come to p...

• Karnataka: Yeddyurappa meets his ministers to discuss next move

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is meeting with his ministers at his residence currently to discuss their next move following Governor HR Bhardwaj's sanction for his prosecution.Earlier in the day, Karnataka Law Minister Suresh Kumar and a few other cabinet ministers met the Governor to seek a copy of his order according sanction for prosec...

• BJP's bandh call in Karnataka 'unacceptable': Chidambaram

  Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has slammed the BJP for its bandh call in Karnataka to protest against Governor HR Bhardwaj's sanction for prosecution of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa.Schools and colleges in many parts of the state are closed today in the wake of the bandh. There have also been incidents of arson in some parts. (Karnataka bandh: ...

• Bandh in Karnataka today over Governor's sanction for Yeddyurappa's prosecution

  Normal life was slightly disrupted in Karnataka today in the wake of the ruling BJP's call for a statewide bandh to protest against Governor HR Bhardwaj's sanction for prosecution of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa.Shops and business establishments were closed in some parts of the state. Most schools and colleges had declared a holiday as a precautio...

• BJP calls for statewide bandh in Karnataka

  Karnataka's ruling BJP called a statewide bandh tomorrow protesting Governor HR Bhardwaj's sanction for prosecution of chief minister BS Yeddyurappa. The party also ruled out Yeddyurappa's resignation in the wake of the governor's action.Taking stock of the crisis triggered by Bhardwaj's action, an emergency meeting of the party declared it would f...