Drop Mekedatu padayatra, Somashekar tells Congress

Mysuru in-charge minister S T Somashekar. Credit: DH File Photo

Mysuru in-charge minister S T Somashekar said the Congress party should drop their padayatra demanding the implementation of Mekedatu project.

Speaking to reporters here, Somashekar said the cases of Covid-19 and Omicron variant are on the rise and Congress leaders must understand the situation.

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Somashekar, criticising leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah and KPCC president D K Shivakumar, said the leaders are jobless as of now and are thus taking out a padayatra with an eye on the upcoming elections.

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