Bengaluru: After Mekedatu Diyatra controversial, which should provide very much needed traction to parties in the old Mysuru area, Congress planning Yatras in Kalyana Karnataka and Kiture Karnataka area.
Towards 2023 the selection of assembly, the party functionaries said they would arrange Kalyana Karnataka Kranti Rath Yatra covering all seven districts – Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari and Wijayanagara.
The Mahadayi Diyatra will be taken in Beleagavi Regency, Bagalkot, Dharwad and Gadag.
While Kranti Rath Yatra will seek the exact implementation of Article 371 (J), which provides special status to the KK region, inyatra will urge the government to quick implementation of the Kalasa-banduri project that imagines drinking water to the dry districts of Kitur Karnataka.
Before this, the party would continue the Mekedatu inyatra from Ramanagara where he was stopped on January 13 because the surge in Covid cases and litigation of public interest was submitted in the High Court.
As a soyatra closed around 70km for five days from Mekedatu to Kanakapura, the party will restart as soon as the third recedge and cover another 100km to reach Bengaluru where the parade will lead to a public meeting.
“The plan is happening to take all three yatras and we are just waiting for improvement in the Covid situation.
We will first complete Mekedatu inyatra and then launch the other two, “said KPCC President worked Saleem Ahmed.
The Congress began his protest program despite the announcement of the Minister of Bubavaraj Bommai that he would summon the meeting of all parties on the issue of water, following the review meeting he was held on Saturday.
“Congress only tries to play politics; Not interested in getting justice to people.
In fact, Mekedatu Diyatra had worsened the situation because Tamil Nadu was asked to announce the Hogenakkal Phase-2 project proposal, “said Minister of Water Resources Govind Karjol.
The Supreme Court has postponed a hearing from the request submitted by Tamil Nadu against the Mekedatu project from Tuesday (January 25) until February 16.
Karnataka Monday asked SC to rearrange the bench to hear the Krishna of river water disputes as two judges have recused themselves and Mahadayi’s list of cases at the beginning.
“The government takes all these steps only after we begin agitation.
So, programs like inyatras that we have planned to be needed, “said Minister of Former Water Resources and Congress MLA MB Patil.
Congress MLA Priyank Kharge said Kalyana Kharge Kranti Yatra aims to pressure the government to reappear Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB), which was formed under Article 371 (J) to ensure special provisions for regional development, even the government dithered on the nomination of members for it .
“The CM has promised in the assembly on September 23 last year that KKRDB members will be appointed in 10 days, but he failed to keep his promise.
The fight against this indifference, “Kharge said.