TIL Desk/National/Bengaluru/ Protests broke out in several parts of Karnataka on Wednesday following the arrest of senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi in connection with a money laundering case.
Demonstrations and attempts to block roads by burning tires were reported from Ramanagara, Chennapattana and few neighboring towns, where a bandh has been called by Shivakumar’s supporters. Shivakumar’s Kanakapura assembly constituency falls under Ramanagara district.
As a precautionary measure the district administration has declared holiday to schools and colleges on Wednesday. Incidents of stone pelting on government buses was reported at Kanakapura last night following the Congress leader’s arrest.
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