Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced that all cases filed against pro-Kannada activists during the struggle for the country and language will be withdrawn.
A group of farmers, along with a pro-Kannada organization, protested in front of a mall in Bengaluru on Wednesday after an elderly man was allegedly denied entry to the mall because he was wearing a 'dhoti.'
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday warned pro-Kannada activists that they should not take the law into their own hands for implementing the 60:40 rule for the use of Kannada on signboards.
"What did pro-Kannada fighters do wrong? Robbed or murdered? Shop name boards in English and Hindi have been removed. Our pro-Kannada fighters have done what the government should have...If pro-Kannada fighters are not released, then we will teach the government a lesson in the upcoming Lok
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress Chief DK Shivakumar said that everyone has a right to protest in a democracy but taking law into one's own hands can't be tolerated after pro-Kannada protesters went on a rampage in Bengaluru.
Following the pro-Kannada vandalism in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday said that strict legal action would be initiated against those violating law and order in the state.
The Bengaluru police on Wednesday detained the members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), a pro-Kannada activist group, who were staging a protest in Karnataka's Bengaluru demanding that all businesses and enterprises in Karnataka should put up nameplates in Kannada in their shops to fulfil
Members of an organisation, led by pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj, staged a 'Raj Bhavan Gherao' protest on Wednesday over the Cauvery water-sharing issue.
Kannada actor and director Prem on Friday joined the protestors in Mandya and extended his support to the pro-Kannada organisations protesting over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.