The State police, on Sunday, deemed the bandh call “illegal” and said they will not allow disruption of any services on Monday. “Calling for a bandh is illegal and if anybody tries to enforce a bandh, they will have to face its repercussions. In a flip-flop on the proposed ‘Karnataka bandh’, N. Ravi Kumar, general secretary, BJP, on Sunday, called on farmers and the public to observe a bandh “voluntarily” on Monday. Yeddyurappa had said the BJP had not called for a bandh, but was only supporting a call given by farmers. Mr. Yeddyurappa’s stand on Saturday was also a u-turn from his statement on the floor of the House on Friday, where he called for a Karnataka bandh on Monday.

Source: The Hindu May 27, 2018 19:12 UTC