While the Mandya district and Mysuru city police have said that the bandh called by various farmers and pro-Kannada organisations on Friday will not be allowed, the authorities have imposed prohibitory orders in Mandya sub-division to ensure law and order in the light of threat to disrupt road traffic on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway and train services.
An order issued by the Assistant Commissioner of Mandya sub-division in Mandya district has declared the region between Nidaghatta in Maddur and Tubinakere in Mandya taluk as restricted area between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday to prevent any disruption to movement of traffic on the Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway 275 and train services operating in the area.
The orders issued on Thursday have banned gathering of more than five persons, use of loudspeakers, carrying of weapons, shouting of slogans, and issuing inflammatory speeches.
