No Karnataka bandh on April 12, Vatal Nagaraj calls it off

The bandh was called off as the Supreme Court asked the Centre to frame a draft scheme by May 3.

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A bandh called in Karnataka by the Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader Vatal Nagaraj on April 12 has been cancelled.

"The bandh which was planned for April 12 will not be held. The Central government has remained silent on the issue of Cauvery Management Board and it appears that nothing will happen in this regard till May 3. We will not stop the protest. We will continue it but only after May 3. Besides, there are exams being conducted across the state and our intention is not to inconvenience people with the bandh," Vatal Nagaraj said in a press conference in Bengaluru's Press Club.

The bandh was initially called on April 6 in response to the stir in Tamil Nadu due to the non-formation of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB).