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Normalcy returns to Coast after peaceful Bundh

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May 31, 2012

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Mangalore/Udupi, May 31: Normalcy returned to the major cities and towns of coastal Karnataka, after a day-long Bundh.

Though the normal life was disrupted across Dakshina Kannda, Udupi and Uttara Kannda district due to the nationwide protest against petrol price hike described by BJP led NDA as 'Bharat Bundh' and Left parties as 'All India Protest Day', the 12-hour agitation was relatively peaceful.

Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said that no untoward incidents were reported from city limits today. “Law and order situation was intact. Our men were patrolling all the areas effectively. But, since buses and autos were out of road, public faced some problem. In Tokkottu some people wanted to block the road, which we did not allow”, he said.

The ruling BJP in Karnataka described the Bundh as "successful as people across the state including in coastal cities supported it because of huge hike in the prices of petrol".

DK district BJP President Padmanabha Kottari a said the common man is facing lot of problems because of Rs7.50 hike in the price of petrol.

The bandh was successful in the entire Dakshina Kannada with all markets and business establishments remaining closed.

Udupi District BJP President Uday Kumar Shetty said that the suo moto support to the Bharath Bundh called by BJP had been an alarm bell to the anti-people UPA government at the Center. Earlier in the day Mr Shetty led a protest in front of Clock Tower in the temple city.

Though essential services, government offices, banks and insurance companies offices were spared from the Bundh, the traffic on the roads was negligible till evening.

As the buses remained off the road, attendance at government offices, courts, banks etc. was very thin. Restaurants, theaters in the heart of the city remained closed. In the outskirt of the city life was near to normal. Many of the Petrol pumps remained open till 10.30 - 11 am.


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He was speaking during a debate on the motion of thanks to Governor Satya Pal Malik for his address.

Goa and Karnataka are locked in a dispute over sharing of the Mahadayi river water. Goa is strongly opposing the Kalasa Banduri project proposed to be built by Karnataka on the river, which is aimed at providing drinking water to three north Karnataka districts by diverting the Mahadayi water into the Malaprabha river.

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