Davanagere, Sept. 21 -- BJP workers on Monday called for a bandh in Jagalur over the taluk's exclusion from the drought-hit taluk list by the Karnataka government, disrupting vehicular movement and shutting down business activities at the Jagalur APMC.

The protesters stopped vehicular traffic, while students and members of the public were seen walking as buses remained off the roads. Business activities at the APMC were also completely shut down, with agitators staging a protest outside its gate against the state government.

Former BJP MLA SV Ramachandrappa said injustice had been done to Jagalur, which, according to him, has faced drought for several decades and has no river or major water source.

He said farmers in the region depend ...