Karnataka Padyatra: Congress launched padayatra searching for early implementation of Mekedatu challenge.
Bengaluru:
The Congress at present known as off its widely-criticised padyatra or 10-day march in Karnataka halfway after 5 leaders examined optimistic. The get together’s Karnataka leaders introduced the choice after a name from Rahul Gandhi, in accordance with sources.
FIRs had been filed in opposition to greater than 60 Congress leaders on Day 5 of the controversial padayatra that defied Covid guidelines amid rising circumstances within the state.
“We’ve been profitable within the final 5 days. We had been supposed to finish the padayatra in Bengaluru. Due to the third wave we’ve to postpone it for now,” former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructed reporters.
He justified persevering with the marketing campaign regardless of the Omicron-driven Covid surge, saying it had been deliberate almost two months in the past.
Earlier at present, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had written to Siddaramaiah and state Congress chief DK Shivakumar urging them to name off the march that was organised to push for the Mekedatu dam challenge on the river Cauvery.
Mr Bommai, in his letter, assured that the challenge is on observe.
Horrifying visuals of Congress employees marching in an enormous crowd have been rising from Karnataka, which reported a 44 per cent soar in Covid circumstances final night with over 21,000 circumstances.
Two senior leaders main the march, Veerappa Moily and Mallikarjun Kharge, examined optimistic. That they had shared a stage with Mr Shivakumar and Mr Siddaramaiah throughout the padayatra.
Amid sharp condemnation of the “super-spreader” march, Mr Shivakumar held a gathering with native Congress leaders this morning.
“After we began this padayatra 5 days , nobody was admitted to the ICU. We’re sacrificing our padayatra for the well-being of our residents,” Mr Shivakumar mentioned. Asserting that the get together “won’t cease” the march, he mentioned, “We’ll proceed this yatra from the place the place we ended. That is solely momentary. We’re respecting the excessive court docket order and other people’s well-being.”
The Congress launched the march to push the state’s BJP authorities on the Mekedatu challenge near the Tamil Nadu border. Tamil Nadu has challenged in court docket Karnataka’s plans to construct a dam to preserve water throughout floods and convey the water to Bengaluru, about 200 km away.
The Congress had deliberate to finish the 139 km-march in Bengaluru, however had been barred by the civic authorities from getting into the town.
Yesterday, a 3rd FIR was filed in opposition to 64 get together leaders, together with Mr Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, for defying Covid restrictions by marching in a crowd for about 14 km, principally with out masks or distancing.
On Wednesday, the Karnataka Excessive Courtroom questioned the state’s BJP authorities why it allowed the Congress padayatra and took no motion to cease it.
The court docket additionally requested the Karnataka Congress unit whether or not it had taken permission for the march and whether or not the get together had complied with Covid guidelines.
Each the state authorities and the Congress have to reply by Friday.
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