Bengaluru: As the city prepares for BBMP elections, images of hundreds of Bengalureans clad in black attire flooded the Facebook on Friday. It was a Black Friday for members of Whitefield Rising, who decided to symbolically protest against poor infrastructure in their area.
The call for protest had a simple message: “You have to live or work here to believe what is going on. If you are affected by the poor infrastructure of the area (Whitefield), show your solidarity by joining this simple but effective campaign.”
Hundreds of them dressed in black posted the pictures to show their support. Some even had messages for corporators and the state government.
The group members will henceforth observe ‘Black Friday’ every week in this month. The members plan to wear black for half-an-hour and gather at a designated point at 1 pm on August 28. move is aimed to create awareness.
Though they plan to gather in large numbers, the protesters will not shout slogans, talk or even engage in altercations of any sort. To those who plan to make a noise, they warned, “We are above all that. You are on your own if you engage in any of that!”
