Two days ahead of the February 9 bandh call given by BJP and JD(S) on the Keragodu flagstaff row, the Samana Manaskara Vedike, a forum of progressive organisations, has given a call to the people of Mandya to observe a bandh on February 7 to protect peace and harmony in the district.
Convenor of the Vedike Lakshman Cheeranahally said the bundh call for February 7 had been given to send a message that the people of Mandya will uphold peace in the district by opposing the vested interests that trying to besmirch its culture of harmony.
The bandh will be voluntary and a march will be taken out in Mandya with participants holding the national tricolour and making an appeal to maintain peace in the district.
