{
  "id": 391215,
  "title": "‘Penance’ padayatra: Bidadi hoardings take jibe at BJP-JD(S)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/penance-padayatra-bidadi-hoardings-take-jibe-at-bjp-jd-s",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T16:57:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/penance-padayatra-bidadi-hoardings-take-jibe-at-bjp-jds/article71325642.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A newspaper advertisement and hoardings in Bidadi have taken jibe at the joint padayatra undertaken by the JD(S) and BJP against the Bidadi Township Project. The banners described the padayatra as a penance by the two parties, whose own erstwhile government had initiated the project. The posters featured animated images of key politicians holding hands, highlighting the contrast between their past and present positions. The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly questioned the Congress's involvement in the project, while Kumaraswamy hinted that the banners were not put up by farmers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "BJP, JD(S) launch padayatra against Bidadi Township Project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/bjp-jd-s-launch-padayatra-against-bidadi-township-project",
        "published": "2026-08-09T15:10:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}