BJP-JD(S) continues march against Muda scam

Ramanagara, NT Bureau: The opposition BJP and JD(S), on Monday continued their week-long protest march from Bengaluru to Mysuru for the third day, against an alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority site allotment scam seeking to corner the Congress government and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

The 'Mysuru Chalo' padayatre (foot march) -- against the alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), including to Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi, and demanding his resignation -- on its third day, began at Kengal here, and is scheduled to cover a distance of 20 km to reach Nidaghatta in Mandya district.

BJP state president and MLA B Y Vijayendra, Opposition Leader in the Assembly R Ashoka, several JD(S) leaders, legislators, leaders and workers from both parties took part, as the march began at Kengal.

Vijayendra and other BJP leaders paid floral tributes at the memorial of former Chief Minister Kengal Hanumanthaiah, ahead of the march today.

Later in the day, JD(S) state President and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, his son and party leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy too joined the protest march along with several other leaders.

A large number of workers and leaders from both parties were seen marching shouting slogans against CM Siddaramaiah and the Congress government led by him.