Basavaraj bommai, govt bans mekedatu padayatra

The BJP in Karnataka on Wednesday, January 12, issued prohibitory orders on the Mekedatu padayatra being taken out by the Congress in the state.

Chief Secretary P Ravikumar issued the order and directed the Congress leaders and the authorities concerned to stop the padayatra with immediate effect.

In the order, Ravikumar stated, "In the exercise of the powers conferred under the Disaster Management Act, I here by direct that all inter-district and intra-district , movement of vehicles and persons for participating in the namma neeru namma hakku padayatra or whichever name it is called with a similar purpose from Mekedatu to Bengaluru is prohibited with immediate effect," the order said.