Newskarnataka-Bantwal

Bantwal : A padayatra organized by BJP with an intention of reaching out to the people in the villages under the leadership of party member Rajesh Nayak  was kick-started on Tuesday January 14 at Rajarajeshwari temple premises at Polali.

The padayatra was flagged off by Dakshina Kannada BJP President Pratapsimha Nayak by handing over the party flag to Rajesh Nayak. The padayatra will pass through various villages during the next 13 days  sensitising them about the state of affairs in the region.

Addressing the gathering MP Nalin Kumar Kateel criticised the Congress government and highlighted the failures  of the Union and state governments.
He said that the state government led by Siddaramaiah has failed in proving themselves and there has been least developmental works in the state. Moreover, the government has supported corruption by admitting D K Shivakumar and Roshan Baig into the cabinet, he alleged.

A special prayer was offered to Sri Rajarajeshwari Devi prior to the programme.  The first day’s walk covered a distance of nine kilometers and concluded with a meeting of the activists at Kambala fields at Kollattamajalu of Badagabellur.

Capt Ganesh Karnik, MLC, Kota Srinivas Poojary,former minister, Yogish Bhat,former MLA, Padmanabha Kottari, BJP state vice president Sulochana Bhat, local  BJP committee president G Ananda, Chief secretary Ramadasa, Devappa Poojary, Tungappa Bangera, Yuva Morcha secretary Vikas Puttur, APMC president Nemiraja Rai, Dinesh Bhandary, Jagadish Adhikari, zilla panchayat member Nalini, taluk panchayat vice-president Ananda Shamboor and others were present.