Bengaluru, Dec. 10 -- A demonstration led by senior BJP leaders and hundreds of farmers was halted on Tuesday as police detained Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra and several others during a march toward the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, where the state legislature is holding its winter session.

The march, which began at the Malini City Grounds, drew participation from a wide slate of BJP figures, including Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the assembly R Ashoka, legislative council LoP Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, and multiple MLAs and MLCs.

Party leaders said the demonstration was meant to draw attention to what they described as the administration's failure to respond to mounting pressure on sugarcane and maize growers.

Earlier in the day, V...