Pro-Kannada groups call for `Karnataka bandh`
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Police have deployed Home Guards along with the City Armed Reserve unit as a precautionary measure to ensure that the bandh is observed peacefully
A protestor raises slogans at Town Hall in Bengaluru. Some activists staged a demonstration at the bus stand at Majestic in the state capital
Despite the bandh call, shops were seen open in Bengaluru
However, in Chikkamagaluru, the roads wore a deserted look
Bengaluru Police chief B Dayananda said no detentions have been made. The protestors taking out a rally or procession have been taken to Freedom Park