Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned on Friday that the corruption within the state BJP authorities might be among the many key points mentioned in the course of the Karnataka leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Talking on the launch of the Karnataka leg of the foot march on the border city of Gundlupet in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district, Rahul mentioned the yatra was the “voice of the nation” and that “complete India was sharing its ache with the yatra”. Individuals had been sharing considerations about unemployment, inflation, harassment of farmers, privatisation of PSUs and many others, Rahul added.
All constitutional establishments, media and different companies have shut their doorways to the Opposition, Rahul mentioned. “Whole management is mendacity with the (Central) authorities. If we converse in Parliament, they shut our microphones,” Rahul mentioned, insisting that the foot march was the one path left. “No person can cease this foot march,” he added.
Rahul is anticipated to cowl a distance of 511 km alongside eight districts of Karnataka in 21 days. On Day One of many Karnataka leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the march will transfer from Gundlupet to Begur, the place Rahul is scheduled to work together with members of the Soliga tribal neighborhood and households of victims who perished attributable to oxygen scarcity in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chief of Opposition within the Karnataka Legislative Meeting, Siddaramaiah, who was additionally current on the occasion, took a dig on the state BJP authorities, saying that folks of the state knew it solely because the “40 per cent fee authorities”. This was in reference to the corruption allegations levelled towards the state authorities by the Karnataka State Contractor’s Affiliation.
Siddaramaiah additionally accused the BJP of being unable to digest the success of the yatra and tearing up and defacing posters put up in its help. “I need to warn them that in the event that they proceed to take action, it will likely be troublesome for any BJP chief to maneuver across the state,” he mentioned.
Within the subsequent six months, Congress will reclaim energy within the state by profitable the elections scheduled in 2023, Siddaramaiah added. Accusing a “few police personnel” of being hand in glove with the BJP, the previous Karnataka chief minister mentioned that such officers might be taught a lesson when the Congress returns to energy.
The BJP, he mentioned, was dividing folks alongside the traces of caste and faith to reap political dividends. “It’s our duty to place an finish to it,” Siddaramaiah mentioned.
The Kerala and Tamil Nadu leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra concluded at Gudalur positioned on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, round 50 km from Gundlupet. The foot march by means of Bandipur Tiger Reserve was skipped and Rahul resumed his yatra from the border city of Gundlupet.