Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB)
Udupi, Sep 9: Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS) will be organizing a cycle rally 'Chalisu Karnataka drive' a statewide cycle yatra of 27,000 km to condemn corruption in administration and irregularities happening in the state and to motivate people to do the right thing. The cycle yatra is led by party president Ravi Krishna Reddy, said KRS state vice president Amrith Shenoy at a press meet held in KRS office Kunjibettu Kadiyali here on Wednesday, September 9.
Amrith Shenoy said, "We the people of India thought that the government will respond to difficulties of the poor. But nothing as such has happened. Auto drivers, labourers have not received packages which were announced by the Karnataka government during the lockdown. Due to lockdown, many industries and business ventures were closed down. Still, the government did not take any measures to regenerate income or develop the economy."
The cycle yatra will be held in three phases, in September, October and November. The first 15 days of the yatra will begin on September 14 from Kolar and proceed to Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Town, Ramanagara, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Kodagu, Hassan, Chitradurga and end at Sira. The second phase will start from October 5 and the third phase will begin from north Karnataka on November 23. The rally will be carried out through coastal parts like Bhatkal, Udupi and culminate in Mangaluru.
"We have district committees in all the districts except three or four. There is no other opposition party that exists in the Karnataka and if there is KRS will give them a tough fight," Shenoy said.
"Corruption is being witnessed in every sector such as sand mining, purchase of medical equipment etc. Farmers are facing difficulties and the economic growth rate has slumped. Yet, the government is doing nothing to overcome these problems," Shenoy said.
Shaheed Ali president state minority unit, Prasad Karkada, Kiran Kumar, Kiran Vinutha, Iqbal, Vinod Bangera, Prithesh, Ramadas Pai and others were present.