Bengaluru: Sensing trouble during Tipu Jayanti celebrations on November 10, the Kodagu district administration has prohibited BJP’s ‘Nava Karnataka Parivarthana Yatra’s’ entry into the picturesque district, triggering criticism from leaders of the state unit of the party.
Flaying the state government for its decision to prevent the entry into Kodagu district and thus make a detour to enter Dakshina Kannada district on November 9, general secretary and co-in charge of the Yatra, Shobha Karandlaje, MP, told the media: “We had requested the Kodagu district administration for permission to conduct public meeting in Madikeri, but officers have refused to grant permission. With no option left we have skipped Kodagu and decided to halt in Sullia taluk,” she added.
State unit president, B.S.Yeddyurappa, said, all arrangements are in place to kick start the Yatra on November 2 by party president Amit Shah in Bengaluru. Over three lakh party workers would attend the rally at International Exhibition ground, he added.
Mr Yeddyurappa said, “Mr Siddaramaiah’s statement that the PM was afraid of him is the joke of the year.”
