Belagavi: Following the call by opposition parties for an all-India bandh against demonetisation of high-value currency notes by the NDA government, the winter session held at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha will be deferred for a day.

While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah maintained that the session should be deferred on Monday, BJP leader Jagadish Shettar and others insisted that the session be conducted on the same day. JD(S) leader H D Revanna suggested that the session be extended for a day.

As the ruling Congress and the Opposition parties had different opinions, the Business Advisory Committee, chaired Speaker K B Koliwad, decided to defer the session on Monday and extend it till Saturday.

It may be recalled that Congress and JD(S) members in both the Houses have spoken against demonetisation by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and its impact on economy, development works, common man, poor and the farming community.

The state government and JD(S) have written separate letters to the Centre urging it to allow co-operative banks to accept demonetised currency, which would allow farmers to repay loans.