Mysuru: Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj staged a unique protest against microfinance companies at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) in Mysuru yesterday, wielding a pestle (Onake in Kannada) as a symbol of resistance. Several others in the protests too held pestles.
Speaking later, he demanded the immediate cancellation of unauthorised microfinance firms operating in the State and called for the appointment of retired Judges to investigate their activities. He warned that if strict action is not taken against these companies, a massive protest and a Karnataka bandh would be inevitable.
