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BJP-JD(S) start padayatra against Bidadi Township
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Both the Congress and the BJP-JD(S) alliance are playing political games with the Bidadi project. Congress pushes a scheme its own leaders once condemned, while BJP and JD(S) protest a project they themselves launched. The real victims are farmers facing land acquisition. The test will be whether these parties push for fair compensation and a transparent review beyond the monsoon session theatrics.
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