Nandini Vs Amul: Pro-Kannada activists protest against sale of Amul in state

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Activists of a proKannada organisation hit the roads here on Monday to protest against the sale of Gujarat State Milk Cooperative Amul’s products in the state. They have threatened to take intensify their stir to a statewide protest.

The protestors threw Amul products on the road and condemned the Union gover nment’s plan to merge it with the state-run producer in Bengaluru. The protest took place in the early hours of Monday, at the Mysore Bank Circle here, in which they called for a complete boycott of Amul products to protect Nandini, a state-run product of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF).

The controversy over Amul has assumed large proportions in the pollbound state, with farmers announcing to walk from Mandya to Bengaluru on April 19, if their demands are not met. It also assumes significance as the issue has gained momentum amid the political slugfest.

Meanwhile, Congress is trading accusations with the BJP blaming he saffron party for the “conspiracy behind the merger of the brands”. However, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, ruled that Congress and JD(S) are doing politics with the issue, ahead of the election.