# BJP-JD(S) start padayatra against Bidadi Township 2026-08-09T15:46:29+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Opposition leader R. Ashok flagged off a three-day joint padayatra by the BJP and JD(S) against the Bidadi Township Project on Sunday. Over 1,000 farmers and party supporters joined the march from Bairamangala, led by JD(S) youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy. The yatra will end at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Tuesday, where a large convention is planned. Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda is expected to join briefly. Several farmer groups that led earlier protests stayed away, accusing the two parties of politicising the issue. Meanwhile, hoardings and an advertisement in Bidadi mocked the padayatra as 'penance,' saying the BJP-JD(S) government had originally started the project. Mr. Kumaraswamy hinted that a real estate player was behind the banners. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - thehindu.com Tags: Bidadi Township Project, BJP-JD(S) alliance, Farmer protest, Karnataka politics, Monsoon session, padayatra Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-jds-launch-padayatra-against-bidadi-township-project/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-jds-launch-padayatra-against-bidadi-township-project/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.