After Bengaluru Bandh on September 26, a call for a state-wide protest, Karnataka Bandh has also been called for Friday, September 29. Bangalore University has now cancelled its convocation because of the protest call..
New Delhi: Bengaluru Bandh had been called for, today as farmers’ organisations and activists protested against the stand of the government who agreed to release 5,000 cusecs of River Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, as ordered by the Cauvery Water Management Authority. This is not the only protest; there is another call for a state-wide protest, Karnataka Bandh on Friday, September 29. As mentioned earlier, the pro-Kannada organisations have called for a Karnataka Bandh on September 29, 2023 as part of their protest against the State Government’s decision to release the water of River Cauvery for Tamil Nadu. This call for Karnataka Bandh comes after the Bengaluru Bandh call for September 26. Several organisations, who withdrew support from the Bengaluru Bandh, have given their word to support the Karnataka Bandh. A major step has been taken by the Bangalore University because of the call of this protest..
Bangalore University Cancels Convocation 2023
It has been officially announced by the Bangalore University that the Annual Convocation which was scheduled for Friday, September 26, is now being postponed because of Karnataka Bandh called by the Pro-Kannada organisations, against the Cauvery Water Dispute. Bengalore University has not yet given a date for the same but has communicated to the students that the Bangalore University Convocation 2023 New Date will be announced soon.