After Rahul Gandhi Call, Congress Padyatra In Karnataka Is Stopped
NDTV
Karnataka Congress Rally: Frightening visuals of Congress workers marching in a huge crowd have been emerging from Karnataka, where 21,390 Covid cases were reported last evening.
The Congress today called off its widely-criticised padyatra or 10-day march in Karnataka midway after five leaders tested positive. The party's Karnataka leaders announced the decision after a call from Rahul Gandhi, according to sources.
FIRs were filed against more than 60 Congress leaders on Day Five of the controversial padayatra that defied Covid rules amid rising cases in the state.
"We have been successful in the last five days. We were supposed to end the padayatra in Bengaluru. Because of the third wave we have to postpone it for now," former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters.
He justified continuing the campaign despite the Omicron-driven Covid surge, saying it had been planned nearly two months ago.
