Bengaluru, 26 Sept

A case has been registered against BJP functionaries for allegedly staging a protest in Gandhinagar constituency, violating a Karnataka High Court order that restricts demonstrations in the City to Freedom Park, police said on Friday.

The case was filed on a complaint by a police officer under Section 223 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Karnataka Police Act, they said.

BJP State President BY Vijayendra had called for the protest on 24 September to highlight potholes and poor road conditions. Acting on this, party leaders and workers, led by district president Saptagiri Gowda, blocked RT Street in Gandhinagar around 11.30am.

The protest, which continued till 1 pm, saw BJP workers, including Gandhinagar BJP Mandal president Karunakar Yadav, Pradeep, Jayaram and others, raising slogans against the government. Police said despite the HC order, the workers went ahead with the blockade, causing inconvenience to the public.