T. Narasipur/Mysuru, Feb. 26 -- Weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna join agitation; T. Narasipur bandh likely

The protest against the proposed construction of a stadium in the premises of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at T. Narasipur intensified yesterday, with employees from the weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna joining the agitation.

Workers fear that handing over five acres of land belonging to the KSIC mother unit to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for the stadium could eventually lead to the closure of the T. Narasipur unit.

In a show of solidarity, around 700 workers from the Mysuru weaving unit, 150 from Channapatna and nearly 190 from the filature factory stayed aw...