Subsequently, agitating members, including KRV convenor T A Narayana Gowda, were taken into preventive custody by the police. Gowda emphasized that nameplates and signboards in Karnataka must be in Kannada while addressing reporters.
Citing BBMP rules, he said, "Sixty per cent of the (space on the) signboards and name plates should be in Kannada. We are not against your business but if you are doing business in Karnataka then you have to respect our language. If you ignore Kannada or put Kannada letters in small, we will not let you operate here."