Protests erupt over DJ use during Kempegowda Jayanti celebration in Bengaluru

A grand Kempegowda Jayanti celebration was held in the city on Tuesday. Due to the election code of conduct for the South-East constituency of the Legislative Council, police did not allow the use of DJ equipment during the procession. This led to protests by youth and leaders of the Okkalinga community, who demanded that DJ usage be permitted. The protesters also disrupted the stage program by damaging barricades. Despite warnings from MLAs Kotturu Manjunath and Samruddhi Manjunath, the protesters continued, leading to the MLAs and ML Anil Kumar leaving the stage.