Street violence erupted here, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka, and some other cities of the state Saturday over the war of words between Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and state Governor H.R. Bhardwaj.
The violence started after Bhardwaj sanctioned prosecution of Yeddyurappa Friday night for alleged involvement of the Chief Minister in several land scams.
Reports of violence came from Belgaum, Mysore and Dharwad districts of Karnataka. Some buses were also burnt in Dharwad.
Besides, a ministerial team also staged a march to Raj Bhavan ( Governor's House) demanding that Governor H.R. Bhardwaj provide them a copy of the order according sanction for prosecuting Yeddyurappa in alleged land scams.
The team led by Karnataka Law Minister S. Suresh Kumar walked over 1 km from Yeddyurappa's official residence to the Governor House.
The other ministers in the team included V. Somanna, Basavaraj Bommai, Murugesh Nirani, Lakshman Savadi, Revunaik Belamagi, Govind Karjol and C.H. Vijayashankar.
"We are walking to the Raj Bhawan to get a copy of the letter. Yes, we are open to filing a petition in the court. We are taking advice from legal experts," Suresh Kumar said.
"Since beginning, we have been saying that the governor's action is untenable. The nature of decision is malicious. Yes, that option of filing a petition is open. We are thinking about it. We are constantly in touch with legal experts and our leadership. We have to challenge the order of the sanction of the Governor," Suresh Kumar added.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka police has imposed prohibitory orders in Bangalore.
"Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which prohibits gathering of more than five persons in public has been imposed in Bangalore till the midnight of January 23," Karnataka Director General of Police Ajai Kumar Singh said.

The activists of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been forcefully shutting down shops in Bangalore, the police said.
Also police has taken some 400 workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party in preventive detention.