Pancharatna rath yatra in Hassan district from March 10

But, the yatra will not tour Hassan Assembly constituency

Hassan

Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy-led Panchratna rath yatra will tour Assembly constituencies in Hassan district, except Hassan segment, from March 10, as part of the campaign of the party for the coming Assembly elections in Karnataka.

In a media conference in Hassan on March 6, former minister and JD(S) MLA H.D.Revanna said the yatra would be launched in Belur on March 10. Mr Kumaraswamy and other leaders of the party will address a rally.

The yatra would move to Channarayapatna on March 13, to Arsikere on March 14, to Holenarasipur on March 15, to Arakalgud on March 16, and to Sakleshpur on March 17. 

Mr. Revanna said the yatra would tour Hassan constituency some other time. “As Hassan is the headquarters of the district, we are planning to hold the rally in the city in a big way after some days,” he said.

Asked if the yatra would tour Hassan after the party’s candidate for the constituency is declared, Mr Revanna said, “We will choose a candidate after taking the opinions of all leaders and workers in the party.”

The imbroglio over selection of a candidate for Hassan has remained unresolved. Mr Kumaraswamy is in favour of fielding H.P. Swaroop, son of former MLA H.S. Prakash. The other aspirant for the ticket is Bhavani Revanna, wife of H.D. Revanna.