Ibrahim joins the JD(S) yatre

By NT Correspondent

Bengaluru / Chikkaballapura: Former Union Minister CM Ibrahim on Monday, participated in Janata Dal Secular’s ‘Janata Jaladhare yatre’ in Chikkaballapura district, a day after he was sworn in as president of the party’s state unit.

The JD(S) regards the yatra as a commitment of the party to effective utilization of the state’s water resources through completion of pending irrigation projects. Party members are set to visit 51 river banks as part of the movement.

Ibrahim has an old association with the Janata parivar. He had served as Union Minister for Civil Aviation under HD Deve Gowda when the latter was prime minister. He had also served as the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting in Indra Kumar Gujral’s cabinet.