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Karnataka Bandh: Protests across state against farm bills; cabs, auto drivers join stir

New Delhi, 28-Sep-2020

A state wide bandh is being observed in Karnataka today by farmers� organisations in the state in protest against the amendments to the agricultural produce market committee (APMC) and land reforms acts introduced by the BS Yediyurappa government. The dawn-to-dusk bandh call has been supported by several pro-Kannada and other outfits besides the opposition Congress and the JD(S), who had opposed the amendment bills in the assembly. It is also backed by several labour organisations who are protesting against amendments to certain labour laws during the assembly session. Police said they have made elaborate security measures to see to that no untoward incident occurred.