<p>Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the Congress has postponed its August 26 march in Kodagu to protest eggs being thrown at his car.</p>.<p>The Kodagu protest stands postponed in the wake of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/dc-clamps-prohibitory-order-in-kodagu-from-august-24-1138465.html" target="_blank">prohibitory orders</a> clamped down by the district administration, Siddaramaiah said.</p>.<p>The Kodagu district administration has clamped prohibitory orders between 6 am on August 24 and 6 pm on August 27, denying permission to the Congress’ protest and BJP’s ‘Jana Jagruthi Samavesha’ - both scheduled on August 26.</p>.<p>“We can oppose prohibitory orders and go ahead, but as leader of the Opposition and a former chief minister, I don’t want to violate the law. The party also doesn’t want to violate the law,” Siddaramaiah said, adding that the party will take a decision on holding the protest later. On August 18, eggs were hurled at Siddaramaiah’s car when he visited Kodagu to visit flood-hit areas. This prompted Siddaramaiah to announce a massive protest on August 26.</p>.<p>“Our protest wasn’t against the people of Kodagu, who are good. It was against the government and police inaction. It was pro-people, pro-poor and pro-farmers. To counter our protest and out of hatred, the BJP announced a Jana Jagruti meeting on August 26,” Siddaramaiah pointed out.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said BJP MLA K G Bopaiah had dared Siddaramaiah to come to Kodagu. “Are we in free India or not? When the Reddy brothers threw the same challenge at me, I took out a foot march to Ballari against illegal mining,” he said.</p>.<p>The former chief minister also denied claims by egg-hurler Sampath, who identified himself as a Congress worker. “Why was he seen at an RSS camp? What are Sampath’s links with BJP MLA Appacchu Ranjan?” he said, adding that the protest he faced was ‘government-sponsored’.</p>
<p>Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the Congress has postponed its August 26 march in Kodagu to protest eggs being thrown at his car.</p>.<p>The Kodagu protest stands postponed in the wake of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/dc-clamps-prohibitory-order-in-kodagu-from-august-24-1138465.html" target="_blank">prohibitory orders</a> clamped down by the district administration, Siddaramaiah said.</p>.<p>The Kodagu district administration has clamped prohibitory orders between 6 am on August 24 and 6 pm on August 27, denying permission to the Congress’ protest and BJP’s ‘Jana Jagruthi Samavesha’ - both scheduled on August 26.</p>.<p>“We can oppose prohibitory orders and go ahead, but as leader of the Opposition and a former chief minister, I don’t want to violate the law. The party also doesn’t want to violate the law,” Siddaramaiah said, adding that the party will take a decision on holding the protest later. On August 18, eggs were hurled at Siddaramaiah’s car when he visited Kodagu to visit flood-hit areas. This prompted Siddaramaiah to announce a massive protest on August 26.</p>.<p>“Our protest wasn’t against the people of Kodagu, who are good. It was against the government and police inaction. It was pro-people, pro-poor and pro-farmers. To counter our protest and out of hatred, the BJP announced a Jana Jagruti meeting on August 26,” Siddaramaiah pointed out.</p>.<p>Siddaramaiah said BJP MLA K G Bopaiah had dared Siddaramaiah to come to Kodagu. “Are we in free India or not? When the Reddy brothers threw the same challenge at me, I took out a foot march to Ballari against illegal mining,” he said.</p>.<p>The former chief minister also denied claims by egg-hurler Sampath, who identified himself as a Congress worker. “Why was he seen at an RSS camp? What are Sampath’s links with BJP MLA Appacchu Ranjan?” he said, adding that the protest he faced was ‘government-sponsored’.</p>
