Padayatra from Mekedatu to Bengaluru to begin on January 9
The Hindu
Congress to press for early implementation of Mekedatu drinking water project across Cauvery
Congress will launch a padayatra from Mekedatu to Bengaluru on January 9 to press for early implementation of Mekedatu drinking water project across Cauvery.
The 10-day padayatra, which will culminate in Bengaluru, will cover a distance of about 170 km and 15 Assembly constituencies.
With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.