<p>Farmers’ outfits in Karnataka are chalking out plans to make Monday’s Bharat bandh a success, amid growing dissent against the bandh call.</p>.<p>The state government has put in place elaborate security measures to ensure that there is no disturbance to daily activities.</p>.<p>The ‘Rasta Roko’ on major national and state highways during the bandh will be held from dawn to dusk, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha said on Saturday.</p>.<p>“We will observe bandh from 6 am to 6 pm against the anti-farmer stand of the Centre. Besides blocking the highways, we will also stop trains,” Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, president of KRRS, said.</p>.<p>The bandh call has left several organisations divided in the state.</p>.<p>While a few organisations have expressed their support for the bandh, many others have decided to continue with their activities, while extending moral support to the farmers.</p>.<p>“Considering the losses incurred due to the pandemic and lockdown, we have decided not to close the schools. All schools will function, with staffers wearing green badges,” D Shashi Kumar, general secretary, KAMS, said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/congress-backs-bharat-bandh-called-by-agitating-farmer-unions-1034161.html" target="_blank">Congress backs Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions</a></strong></p>.<p>Dr Vishal R, commissioner, department of public instruction, said, “We will take a decision keeping in mind the law and order situation.”</p>.<p>The autorickshaw and taxi drivers’ associations have clarified that it is impossible to stop plying the vehicles, considering the losses incurred during the lockdown.</p>.<p>But organisations of theatre and cinema artistes, writers and thinkers have expressed their support for the bandh.</p>.<p>“It is not just farmers. The Centre’s policies are aimed at exploiting the working class, while strengthening the capitalists and entrepreneurs,” the association said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Buses to ply</strong></p>.<p>The state-run KSRTC has sought protection from the police department for its operations.</p>.<p>BMTC said buses will be operational and has written to the police commissioner, seeking security. </p>.<p><strong>CM decries bandh call</strong></p>.<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday that business and other activities had started returning to normalcy after one-and-a-half years, and obstructing them in the name of bandh now was not correct, reports <em>DHNS</em> from Hubballi.</p>.<p>He said people have started recovering from the impact of the pandemic now, as Covid-19 cases have come down drastically. Holding a bandh at this juncture would have an adverse impact on day-to-day life, he told reporters on his way to Belagavi.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p>Farmers’ outfits in Karnataka are chalking out plans to make Monday’s Bharat bandh a success, amid growing dissent against the bandh call.</p>.<p>The state government has put in place elaborate security measures to ensure that there is no disturbance to daily activities.</p>.<p>The ‘Rasta Roko’ on major national and state highways during the bandh will be held from dawn to dusk, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha said on Saturday.</p>.<p>“We will observe bandh from 6 am to 6 pm against the anti-farmer stand of the Centre. Besides blocking the highways, we will also stop trains,” Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, president of KRRS, said.</p>.<p>The bandh call has left several organisations divided in the state.</p>.<p>While a few organisations have expressed their support for the bandh, many others have decided to continue with their activities, while extending moral support to the farmers.</p>.<p>“Considering the losses incurred due to the pandemic and lockdown, we have decided not to close the schools. All schools will function, with staffers wearing green badges,” D Shashi Kumar, general secretary, KAMS, said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/congress-backs-bharat-bandh-called-by-agitating-farmer-unions-1034161.html" target="_blank">Congress backs Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions</a></strong></p>.<p>Dr Vishal R, commissioner, department of public instruction, said, “We will take a decision keeping in mind the law and order situation.”</p>.<p>The autorickshaw and taxi drivers’ associations have clarified that it is impossible to stop plying the vehicles, considering the losses incurred during the lockdown.</p>.<p>But organisations of theatre and cinema artistes, writers and thinkers have expressed their support for the bandh.</p>.<p>“It is not just farmers. The Centre’s policies are aimed at exploiting the working class, while strengthening the capitalists and entrepreneurs,” the association said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Buses to ply</strong></p>.<p>The state-run KSRTC has sought protection from the police department for its operations.</p>.<p>BMTC said buses will be operational and has written to the police commissioner, seeking security. </p>.<p><strong>CM decries bandh call</strong></p>.<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday that business and other activities had started returning to normalcy after one-and-a-half years, and obstructing them in the name of bandh now was not correct, reports <em>DHNS</em> from Hubballi.</p>.<p>He said people have started recovering from the impact of the pandemic now, as Covid-19 cases have come down drastically. Holding a bandh at this juncture would have an adverse impact on day-to-day life, he told reporters on his way to Belagavi.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>