Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Mar 21: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's call to observe 'Janata Curfew' from 7 am to 9 pm on Sunday, March 22 has received spontaneous response from all the quarters. Petrol bunks, hotels, buses, auto rickshaw services, salons etc will remain shut on Sunday.
Salons and beauty parlours in Dakshina Kannada will remain closed from March 22 to 24 as an initiative to support measures being taken against spread of coronavirus. Dakshina Kannada Savita Samaja president Anand Bhandary, made this announcement through a release. District president of women beauticians, Udupi, said that all the beauty parlours in the district will remain closed till March 31.
KSRTC and private buses will be off the roads. President of Dakshina Kannada Bus Owners Association Dilraj Alva, said on Friday said that already several bus services have been stopped because of lack of passengers due to measures taken by the government, and that a decision to keep all the private buses off roads on Sunday has been taken.
Ullal Dargah Committee president Abdul Rashid Haji, said that from Saturday onward, namaz at the Ullal central Jumma Masjid will be held immediately after the Adhan. The weekly Dargah committee meeting and other programmes have been cancelled. Haji has requested people to support Prime Minister's call to stay inside their homes on Sunday.
President of Karnataka State Federation of Petroleum Dealers H S Manjappa, said that petrol bunks all over the state will remain closed from 6 am to 6 pm on Sunday.
Sources said that milk and other essential commodities will be available on Sunday. Fishing activity at Malpe and Mangaluru ports will remain suspended.
District BJP has requested people to respond to requests made by MLAs Veadvyas Kamath and K Raghupati Bhat, and totally support the Janata curfew. Dakshina Kannada district BJP president Sudarshan M, and Udupi district president Suresh Nayak, have requested people to postpone all programmes scheduled for Sunday and support the PM’s call.