The Federation of Kannada Organisations has decided to stage a massive protest on March 22 as a show of strength for the self-respect of Karnataka’s people. RTC bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra were halted for over two days, causing severe inconvenience to people in both states. The family of the minor girl involved in the case later announced their decision to withdraw the POCSO case. A Belagavi Chalo protest has been planned for March 7, and activists are also preparing to lay siege to Raj Bhavan on March 3 following the silent march. The bandh will take place regardless of participation from other groups and he will request both to extend their support. However, major Kannata organisations, including the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (T.A. Narayana Gowda faction and Praveen Kumar Shetty faction), have announced that they will not support the Karn Bangalore bandh. The Karnataka bandh is scheduled to take place between March 11 and March 16.
