Political parties embark on 'Yathras' in K'taka
Bangalore,
Oct
16:
With
Bharatiya
Janata
Party,
which
was
denied
to
form
first-ever
government
in
the
South
was
on
'Janagagrithi
Yathra'
to
explain
the
alleged
'betrayal'
by
its
coalition
partner,
the
Congress
and
Janata
Dal
(S)
also
announced
taking
out
'Yathras'
in
Karnataka.
Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Mallikarjuna Kharge announced that his party would embark on a statewide 'Bus Yathra' to explain to the people on the'failure' of the coalition set up during last 20 months. The yatra would also highlight the 'unholy alliance between the BJP and JD(S) at the cost of welfare of the people at large, he told newsmen in Gulbarga today.
JD(S) leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy too did not lag behind and announced his intention to start a 'Paada yathra' intended to counter BJP's Janajagrithi Yathra. During his Padayathra from Bidar to Chamarajanagar, would highlight about the conspiracy hatched by BJP men to prevent Mr Yediyurappa from becoming Chief Minister of the State," he added. However, he was yet to fix the date for his Paadayatra.
UNI