Exam postponed on Karnataka bandh: Education minister clarification

Exam postponed on Karnataka bandh on March 22: Kannada organizations have called for the Karnataka Band on March 22, condemning the attack on a conductor in Belagavi. Karnataka Education minister Madhu Bangarappa big statement on exam postponed.

However, Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa clarified that the examination of students in the 7th, 8th and 9th grades in the state is underway and the examination cannot be postponed.

Speaking to media representatives in Bangalore, he said that there were exams of 7th and 9th grade students in March. Even on March 22, the test cannot be postponed for the Karnataka bandh.  The schedule has already been prepared and it is clear that the tests cannot be postponed for any reason.

Kannada activist and Kannada union leader Vatal Nagaraj, who has called for a bandh, condemned the incident and demanded that various organizations including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should support the protest.

The issue has raised tensions over language and identity in the region, with Kannada activists demanding stronger action to protect Kannada-speaking citizens. Bandh will be held across Karnataka from 6 am to 6 pm on March 22.

Let’s see who supports the bandh or not… This bandh is for this state, for Kannada, for Kannadigas and for Karnataka… It is for the pride of Kannada and Karnataka,” said Vatal Nagaraj.

Reason for Karnataka Bandh on March 22:

A group of Marathi-speaking youths allegedly assaulted a government bus conductor for not speaking the language while on duty. The incident took place last week when the bus was traveling from Belgaum to Balekundri.

Following this, inter-state bus services between Maharashtra and Karnataka were suspended, exacerbating the decades-old border and language dispute between the two states.

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