BENGALURU, 2 AUG

Around 10,000 people will participate daily during the eight-day ‘Mysuru Chalo’ padayatra carried out by BJP and JD(S) from 3 to 10 August, said State BJP President and MLA BY Vijayendra on Friday.

The padayatra will be launched by former chief minister and BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa, and JD(S) President and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Vijayendra said at BJP’s State office, Jagannath Bhawan, in Malleswaram. The padayatra will start from Manjunatha Convention Hall near Kempamma Devi Temple in Kengeri at 8.30am and end on 10 August at MUDA office in Mysuru. NDA launched the padayatra against alleged ‘corruption scandals’ of State government and it will cover Bengaluru, Ramanagara, Mandya and Mysuru.

Vijayendra said: “Congress government, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is corrupt and anti-poor. There is a development vacuum under their rule and they failed Scheduled Communities.” Vijayendra urged that the Chief Minister should ensure justice for all 101 castes.

Criticising the Congress government for holding a Cabinet meeting without the Chief Minister, Vijayendra said it was an attempt to evade addressing the Governor's notice regarding the MUDA site allotment scam.

Vijayendra called Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar "the father of corruption" and demanded accountability from him and Siddaramaiah for scams.

Hitting back at the allegations raised by Vijayendra, Shivakumar said, "There is no meaning or purpose for the padayatra. They are going to expose their scams by doing this padayatra. Let them raise corruption issues if they have happened during our tenure. The BJP government was known as the most corrupt government in the history of the State. We will ask them 3-4 questions every day about their scams and injustice to Karnataka in the Union budget, let them answer." -Salar News