New Delhi, March 21 -- Karnataka is bracing for a state-wide bandh on Saturday, March 22. Around 3,000 pro-Kannada organisations will reportedly lead the protest on Saturday.

The state-wide bandh may be observed from 6 am to 6 pm on Saturday, March 22.

Karnataka bandh was called after a group of Marathi youth assaulted bus conductor Mahadev near Sulebhavi-Balekundri in Belagavi on February 21. The conductor had reportedly asked a passenger to speak in Kannada, which escalated tensions.

The protest will be led by activist Vatal Nagaraj, who is the president of Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha.

According to South First, Nagaraj has placed some demands before the state government, which include:

1. Ban on Maharashtra Ekikarana Samiti for ...