Karnataka bus conductor attacked over language row in Belgavi

Tension prevailed in the border district of Belagavi on Saturday following the assault on an RTC bus conductor by a group of people for asking them to speak in Kannada. Kannada organisations staged a protest and blocked the Belagavi-Bagalkot road, demanding that the police take action against those who attacked the bus



conductor.

The assault had taken place on Friday in Belagavi district. The police forcibly removed Kannada activists, including women, who were protesting, and took them to an undisclosed location.

Reacting to the incident, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy stated in Bengaluru on Saturday that those living in Karnataka should learn Kannada.