Daijiworld Media Network – Chitradurga (DC)

Chitradurga, May 28: The BJP supporters who have called for a Karnataka shutdown call hurled stones at Indira Canteen near Union Park here and broke the window panes here on Monday May 28.

The police, who rushed to the spot, took three persons, Manjunath, Ravi and Shambu into custody in connection to the incident.

At around 9.15 am, over 40 BJP supporters stormed into Indira canteen, shouted slogans against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and pelted stones at the windows.
The police have provided security to the canteen and it is functioning as usual.

In a fierce attack on the coalition government headed by Kumaraswamy, BJP state chief B S Yeddyurappa during the trust vote on May 25 had termed it "unholy" and announced a state-wide bandh for today, if farm loans worth Rs 53,000 crore were not waived immediately as promised.

However, on May 26 Yeddyurappa, who is also the leader of the opposition in the assembly, had said that BJP had not called for a bandh, but was only supporting a call given by farmers.

On his part, Kumaraswamy who had promised farm loan waiver immediately after coming to power has sought time, as he was heading a coalition government with the Congress and will have to consult them before taking any decision.