Overview
- Production has halted at KSIC’s T. Narasipur filature and at weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna, with more than 1,000 employees off work over the proposed stadium on factory land.
- KSIC managing director Zehera Naseem and Sericulture Department secretary R. Girish met workers at the protest site and appealed for operations to resume.
- Mysuru–Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urged him to drop the stadium plan, and suggested alternative government land at Korlalli.
- Chamarajanagar MP Sunil Bose said there is no question of closing the factory, noted stadium funds were sanctioned in the 2025–26 budget, and said discussions could consider shifting the venue if it threatens the unit.
- Reports differ on the parcel under consideration—cited as five acres or 6 acres and 8 guntas for the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports—while protesters and environmentalists warn more than 500 teak and sandalwood trees could be felled and have floated a T. Narasipur bandh.