Belgaum Bundh call by MES and various organizations

MES, Shiv Sena, Shiv Prathisthan, VHP, Swarajya, MNS and many others together have called for a Belgaum Bandh today, Sunday 18 July after a saffron flag was burnt by KRV (Praveen Shetty faction) at Chennamma Circle yesterday. An effigy of Bal Thakrey was also burnt.

Section 144 has been imposed since yesterday evening until 8 pm, 21 July 2010.

SP Sonia Naranag in a release said that no such incident of flag burning has happened.

Last night a few stone pelting instances were reported from Gandhinagar on a KSRTC bus, in Bhandur Galli and a private bus also was stoned in Tilakwadi.

The situation on a whole is tense but under control.