Cong to Embark on 60-day Walk in State from June 15
From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
Bangalore, Jun 13: Opposition Congress party will be embarking on a state-wide 60-day walk covering all polling booths, wards and panchayats across Karnataka holding a huge series of 10,901 meetings.
Interacting with the cadre and educating the people about the achievements made by the Congeress-led United Progressive Alliance government in contrast to the scandals that occurred during the three-year rule of BJP Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa regime will be part of the exercise to reach out to the masses, according to KPCC Chief Dr G Parameshwara.
Releasing the brochure, ''Congress walk to reach people,” brought out by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, Dr Parameshwara said that the maiden programme would be inaugurated at Kora village in his home constituency of Koratagere in Tumkur district on June 15.
Simultaneously, other leaders of the party would launch it at either a booth or panchayat or ward headquarters in all the 224 Assembly constituencies on the same day, he said.
The function was attended by Kagodu Thimmappa, who heads the 15-member committee to monitor the programme, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Motamma, former union minister C M Ibrahim, Veeranna Mathikatti, Basavaraja Rayareddy and B K Chandrasekhar.
The KPCC President said that the programme would culminate with a state-level rally, the date and place of which would be decided later.
Motamma said that this would help party in inculcating loyalty, so that workers, appointed as agents at the polling booths for the Congress party candidates would stay with the party during the elections.