India's day of 'bandhs': Karnataka, Darjeeling and Punjab hit by protests

From a river water sharing dispute to calls for a new state, the nation was not calm today

From a river water sharing dispute in Karnataka to the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland in Darjeeling, India witnessed a spate of bandhs (shutdown) on June 12. 

Along with Karnataka and Darjeeling, Punjab and Navi Mumbai, in Maharashtra, also witnessed bandhs in relation to the demands of farmers.

Here is a list of the various bandhs across several states in India:

Karnataka bandh over river dispute

As reported earlier, pro-Kannada organisations have called for a state-wide low-key bandh on Monday in lieu of early implementation of the Mahadayi river water dispute.

Led by Kannada