The language row in Karnataka escalated on Wednesday with pro-Kannada activists from the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike holding violent protests demanding ‘60% Kannada’ on all signboards at the earliest. While some activists tore down English signboards, others sprayed black ink on English letters. Several protesters, mostly wearing yellow and red scarves (the colours of the Kannada flag), stormed into businesses and tore down English signage. The rampage stopped after police intervention. Police officials used lathicharge and detained some of the protesters to control the situation.
The protests came a day after the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said it will suspend licenses of shops, hotels, and malls that do not comply with the 60 per cent Kannada rule on nameboards by February 28.
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