"Six batallions of RAF and one batallion of KSRP commandos will assist the 5,500 strong security personnel drafted for security cover," ADGP (Law and Order) A R Infant, who is monitoring security, told reporters here.
He said a bomb disposal squad has been kept at the disposal of security wing.
The Congress will wind up its padayatra with a rally here tomorrow to press for a CBI probe into illegal mining and export of iron ore, besides protesting against the 'failures' of the BJP government.
Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy, his brother and Revenue mInister G Karunakara Reddy and Health Minister B Sreeramulu, who has come under attack from the opposition for their alleged involvement in illegal mining, have chosen to stay away from Bellary tomorrow.
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