If it delays this further, it should supersede the urban local body,” said Vatal Nagaraj, Kannada activist, in Belagavi on Wednesday (August 5). They have ignored the four-month long agitation by Kannada organisations in Belagavi,” Mr Nagaraj said. The pro-Mahadayi movement has become restricted to north Karnataka, Mr. Nagaraj noted, adding that it will be expanded to southern districts. Earlier, at a meeting with Kannada organisations, Mr. Nagaraj urged them to participate in the Karnataka bandh. Kannada Organisations Central Committee president Ashok Chandargi, Kitturu Karnataka Sene president Mahadeva Talawar, Gadi Nadu Kannadigara Sene State president Balaram Masenatti, Kannada Sene district president Raju Kola and others were present.