Bengaluru, Dec 8: 'Bharat Bandh' received support from a rare corner even as there was widespread response for the call in Karnataka on Tuesday.
A jawan, who had come to his village on leave from his posting in North, openly expressed his support to the Bandh call by participating in the agitation at Chennamma circle in Hubballi along with other agitators who, after seeing him in his military uniform started shouting 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kissan'.
Without revealing his name, he said that "I had come to my native village on leave and on December 17 returning to my work place via Bengaluru and Kolkata. I learnt about the Bandh call and was inclined to extend support to farmers and hence I came here and participated."
Replying to a question, he clarified that "I am not affiliated to any political party. I am supporting only because it was Farmers agitation."
Police, who were in large numbers, immediately took him and after verifying his documents, took him to an undisclosed place in a van.
Countrywide bandh called by agitating farmers in National Capital demanding the Union Government to withdraw amendments to new Farm laws, received widespread support in the state. Farmers, who came in bullock carts, parked them on the main highways and resorted to ''rasta roko'' in several rural areas. At some places they resorted to preparing food on the middle of road for the agitating farmers.
In many District headquarters, the bus services were withdrawn and an elderly woman who fainted and fell on the platform in a bus stand after waiting for the bus for more than 3 hours was rushed to K R Hospital in Bengaluru.
In some places, the leaders were seen appealing to the businessmen to down their shutters and public to extend support to the agitation. In Mysore, farmers leader Kurubur Shanthakumar and others appealed for support at least till noon.
According to reports reaching Police headquarters in the State capital no untoward incident was reported from any part of the state and the situation is peaceful.
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