Bengaluru police detained Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader Vatal Nagaraj along with party members on 9 July 2026 during a demonstration against the Karnataka government's order to evict footpath vendors outside the GBA office in Bengaluru. (Photo: NationPress)
Members of Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, led by Vatal Nagaraj, were detained by Bengaluru police on 9 July 2026 as they protested the Karnataka government's directive to clear footpath vendors from outside the GBA office. (Photo: NationPress)
Vatal Nagaraj, chief of Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, was detained by Bengaluru police on 9 July 2026 while leading a protest against the Karnataka government's order to remove footpath vendors stationed outside the GBA office in Bengaluru. (Photo: NationPress)
The Karnataka government's order to clear footpath vendors outside the GBA office in Bengaluru drew sharp opposition from Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, whose leader Vatal Nagaraj was detained by police during the 9 July 2026 demonstration. (Photo: NationPress)