Congress to begin Bharat Jodo-2 in Karnataka tomorrow
BENGALURU/SHIVAMOGGA: State Congress President BK Hariprasad on Monday remarked the Congress will launch 'Bharat Jodo-2' in Karnataka from September 30.
BENGALURU/SHIVAMOGGA: State Congress President BK Hariprasad on Monday remarked the Congress will launch 'Bharat Jodo-2' in Karnataka from September 30.
Article outline
- What happened
- Official response
- The bottom line
Key points
- Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Hariprasad remarked the padayatra will start at 1 pm and conclude with a rally in the constituency in the evening.
- Our target is to defeat Vijayendra in Shikaripura in the next Assembly elections.
- He alleged that Vijayendra had secured victory by a narrow margin.
Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Hariprasad remarked the padayatra will start at 1 pm and conclude with a rally in the constituency in the evening. Congress workers and leaders from throughout districts will take part in the padayatra, during which they will discuss drought and other matters with the individuals, and additionally create awareness regarding alleged wrongdoings by the Chief Election Commissioner, he noted.
Shivamogga district minister Madhu S Bangarappa remarked to journalists that a massive convention will be organised in Shikaripura on September 30 to commemorate the Bharat Jodo Yatra undertaken by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi four years ago. It will start at Kittadandi village at 10am, and the march will pass through Kote, Hosanagara, Mattikote, Hosanagara Cross and Nelavodlu village, before culminating at the APMC Yard in Shikaripura.
Responding to a question, the minister asserted that he was committed to ensuring the defeat of Shikaripura MLA and state BJP president BY Vijayendra in the next Assembly election. He alleged that Vijayendra had secured victory by a narrow margin.
"Our target is to defeat Vijayendra in Shikaripura in the next Assembly elections. Vijayendra is preparing to launch a padayatra. Let him do so, but not against the Congress. Instead, he should undertake a padayatra against corruption, for which his father BS Yediyurappa was the architect, " Madhu Bangarappa remarked.
In short, congress to begin Bharat Jodo is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.
