BIJAPUR: The bandh call given by pro-Hindu organizations at Sindagi town in the district on Monday received good response. Organization heads along with the workers took out a huge procession on the main streets of the town demanding district administration to identify culprits who hoisted Pakistan flag in the tahashildar office premises and take action against them at the earliest.
All business establishments remained closed due to bandh call. School and colleges declared holiday.
Political parties and various organizations extended support to the bandh. Buses avoided the interior roads and plied on the ring road which is 5km from the town limits.There were clashes between police and the agitators in some places. SP D C Rajappa and Indi DSP Mutturaj controlled the situation. Over all, the bandh was complete and peaceful.Meanwhile, Kannada Development Authority president
Mukhyamantri Chandru said he will speak to the home minister and urge him to take action against the miscreants responsible for hoisting Pakistan flag.