Bangalore, Nov 01: Several organisations including opposition parties are observing ‘Black Day’ today in Karnataka. They are protesting the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Crowds of demonstrators are out on streets with black flags. Amidst slogan shouting, protestors blocked CM S M Krishna’s cavalcade. Several arrests were made following the incident.

Protests are also continuing in the Mandya district, where farmers had called an indefinite bandh. Those arrested in a violent exchange have been brought to the Bangalore jail.
Police is out on the streets in large numbers. Some central forces, that had been rushed to the state following disorder, have also been deployed. Bureau Report