India, Feb. 25 -- In response to the recent assault on a Maharashtra State Transport (ST) bus driver in Karnataka over language row, workers of Shiv Sena (UBT) staged a peaceful protest against Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses in Solapur's Satrasta area on Monday.

The protestors intercepted a Solapur-Ilkal bus of Karnataka state transport department. Shiv Sena (UBT) workers, instead of resorting to aggressive demonstrations, chose a peaceful yet symbolic approach. They garlanded the bus driver and instead of blackening the bus, protesters used saffron to write "Jai Maharashtra" on the bus. Protesters urged the bus driver and a conductor to ensure that Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka are not mistreated. They w...