BJP to take out a 10-day padayatra from Raichur to Ballari from September 1
A day after the Monsoon Session of the State legislature was adjourned abruptly, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that it will launch a 10-day padayatra from Raichur to Ballari from September 1 to create awareness against the alleged failures of the Congress government
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Tuesday that it will launch a 10-day padayatra (foot march) from Raichur to Ballari between September 1 and 10. The State president of the BJP, B.Y. Vijayendra, revealed that the march will cover a distance of 200 km. The Janata Dal (Secular), the coalition partner of the BJP, has pledged its support for the event, and both Vijayendra and the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, R. Ashok, emphasized that several Central Ministers will participate in the inauguration and culmination of the march.
The primary objective of the padayatra is to raise awareness on various issues, including corruption, scandals in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), and other related matters. Both Vijayendra and Ashok accused the Congress government of abruptly ending the Monsoon Session of the State legislature, claiming that it was done out of fear of the Opposition, which had intensified its demands for the resignation of Minister B. Nagendra, who has been charged in a case of embezzlement of funds meant for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
Ashok also alleged that the Congress government was unprepared to engage in a discussion on various issues, despite having prepared documents on drought studies, NICE toll irregularities, KPSC irregularities, and the garbage tender scam in Bengaluru.
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