Ashok Kumar Kodavoor, president of Udupi District Congress Committee giving details of the padayatra that former CM Siddaramaiah and KPCC President D K Shivakumar will take out from February 22, in Udupi on Friday.
UDUPI: Congress is gearing up for ‘padayatra’ politics, this time to create public awareness about the farm laws that the union government has introduced. The padayatra spanning six days will commence at Hejamady on February 22 and end at Shiroor, the northern border of the district. Former chief minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president D K Shivakumar will undertake this padayatra with other local and state Congress leaders.
Ashok Kumar Kodavoor, president of Udupi District Congress Committee told reporters here on Friday that the ‘padayatra’ will focus on the ‘flipside’ of the farm laws, which he said had already gained negative traction among a wide cross section of society. Farmers in North India have already announced their intent to continue their on-go