Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the Congress has postponed its August 26 march in Kodagu to protest eggs being thrown at his car. The Kodagu protest stands postponed in the wake of prohibitory orders clamped down by the district administration, Siddaramaiah said. The Kodagu district administration has clamped prohibitory orders between 6 am on August 24
The parties indulged in allegations and counter charges on the issue, as the ruling BJP accused the opposition of nepotism in selection of their candidates. The Congress hit back, asking the BJP to have a look into its own list first.
The announcement of candidates by the three major political parties in Karnataka for next month's Legislative Council polls has sparked a "nepotism debate".
‘Plan sanctioned to set up or refurbish STPs’
Arguing that it could lead to a “Ganga-like situation” if ignored, BJP member Appacchu Ranjan in the Assembly urged the government to set up sewage treatment plants (STPs) along the course of the Cauvery to stop rampant pollution.
Raising the issue during Question Hour, he said several towns along the river course, Bhagamandala onwards, did not have functional STP, leading to raw sewage being dumped into the pristine waters.
In his response, Minister for Environment and Tourism C.P. Yogeshwar said a plan of ₹206 crore was sanctioned to set up or refurbish STPs at towns such as Srirangapatna, Kollegal, Bannur, and T. Narasipur. He added that pollution levels were being checked at 22 locations every month.