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The Karnataka government switched gears into damage control mode on Thursday, a day after pro-Kannada activists went on a rampage in Bengaluru, defacing Hindi and English signboards and vandalising businesses..
Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar issued a strong condemnation, saying protestors had no right to take the law in their hands, saying that it affects Karnatakas reputation as a place of doing business...
We have no objection to protect and nurture KannadaThe pro Kannada fighters have the right to protest peacefully but not violently, he said.. Chief minister Siddaramaiah, meanwhile, said the government would soon come up with an ordinance enforcing the rule of 60% Kannada on signboards..
The public awareness protest, under the leadership of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) state president TA Narayan Gowda, turned violent on Wednesday when some of the KRV activists vandalised English sign boards of several prominent outlets like House of Masaba, Starbucks, Third Wave Coffee, Forest Essentials, and Theobroma..
Earlier this week, civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had issued a notice that all business' nameplates need to be at least 60% Kannada by the end of February, under threat of losing their licences..
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