Schools were open in Karnataka on Thursday, August 13, amid the bandh called by Kannada organisations to protest the release of the Cauvery’s waters to Tamil Nadu.
How events unfolded
The Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka reportedly withdrew its support for the Karnataka Bandh. The government-aided schools, which face an acute shortage of teachers, would be badly hit by the closure. Members of the public were requested to continue daily activities without fear or apprehension. BJP MP to move House resolution seeking to recognise digital creators as MSMEs The Bandh has been called by Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj against the directive to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, with most organisations extending only moral support to the call. Public and private transport, shops and commercial establishments, hotels or eateries, schools and offices will not be affected and will remain functional.
Track Karnataka bandh updates here While the association said that schools would not be closed on August 13, it did, however, say that the institutes would extend moral support for the bandh, reported Deccan Herald. The state bandh is scheduled from 6 am to 6 pm.
Further, the association said that academic activities had been badly impacted owing to teachers being deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. In the capital city of Bengaluru, police said schools and colleges, offices, shops and commercial establishments, public transport and other normal activities were expected to function as usual.
Background and Possible Cause
The school body has also urged schools to utilise this opportunity to educate students about the Cauvery dispute. Students in classes 5 to 12 can be taught facts about the dispute either during the morning assembly or in the classroom. Karnataka bandh today: What’s open, what’s closed amid day-long shutdown over Cauvery water-sharing dispute As per the Deccan Herald report, members of the school management, teachers, and other non-teaching staff would wear black ribbons or a black strip as a symbolic gesture of support for the bandh.
