The activists staged protests in front of the Income Tax office here, sources said.
Reacting to the development, Madegowda, president of a committee spearheading the protests, who is on a relay fast at Mandya, hotbed of the Cauvery stir, demanded resignation of Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and urged him to join the on-going agitation.
He also demanded that the government stop release of water to Tamil Nadu with immediate effect.
Gowda reiterated his demand for mass resignation of Union Minsiters representing Karnataka, MLAs and MPs to protest the "injustice" meted out to the state.
Meanwhile, farmers under the aegis of the committee- Cauvery Hitharakshana Samiti- continued to protest against the water release.
Superintendent of Police, Koushalendra Kumar said 20,000 police personnel besides Karnataka State Reserve Police, district Armed Reserve and Rapid Action Force and Border Security Force have been deployed in the district to ensure law and order.
The Krishna Raja Sagar dam area is being guarded round-the-clock by RAF and BSF personnel, he said.
District Commissioner B N Krishnaiah declared a holiday today for all schools and colleges in the district as a precautionary measure.
Holding that agitations do not not serve any purpose, the Supreme Court today said its order directing Karnataka to supply 9,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu will not be an impediment in the Prime Minister deciding on the review petition filed before the Cauvery River Authority.
The apex court was dealing with an application moved by Karnataka seeking stay on its September 28 order directing release of water.
