As many as 25 farmers associated with Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) who were heading towards Tumakuru to stage a protest during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit were taken into custody by the police at railway terminal in the city on Thursday morning.
PM Modi on two-day visit to Karnataka from January 2
Alleging that the Modi led government in the Centre had failed to address the agrarian distress and release ample funds for relief works in flood-affected areas of Karnataka, the farmers were planning to wave black flag at him in Tumakuru.
Acting on a tip-off, the police took the farmers including H.R. Basavarajappa, honourary president of KRRS into custody when they were boarding a train for Tumakuru. Chaos prevailed at the railway terminal for sometime as the farmers raised slogans against the BJP-led government in the Centre.
The farmers were taken to the parade ground of District Armed Reserve Police and were released later.
