<p>A defiant and determined Congress wants to go head with its Mekedatu foot march regardless of the government banning the campaign in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases.</p>.<p>“The padayatra will continue,” Bangalore Rural MP DK Suresh told reporters. “The police are trying to stop people from reaching the march. It’s wrong for the government to stop a protest like this,” he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/mekedatu-a-rift-among-karnataka-s-parties-where-there-was-unity-before-1070610.html" target="_blank">Mekedatu: A rift among Karnataka’s parties where there was unity before</a></strong></p>.<p>Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah said he has convened a meeting of party legislators to decide on the foot march. “Why didn’t the government issue an order all these days,” he asked rhetorically.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the police have registered a fourth FIR naming 30 Congress leaders for defying Covid-19 norms.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
<p>A defiant and determined Congress wants to go head with its Mekedatu foot march regardless of the government banning the campaign in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases.</p>.<p>“The padayatra will continue,” Bangalore Rural MP DK Suresh told reporters. “The police are trying to stop people from reaching the march. It’s wrong for the government to stop a protest like this,” he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/mekedatu-a-rift-among-karnataka-s-parties-where-there-was-unity-before-1070610.html" target="_blank">Mekedatu: A rift among Karnataka’s parties where there was unity before</a></strong></p>.<p>Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah said he has convened a meeting of party legislators to decide on the foot march. “Why didn’t the government issue an order all these days,” he asked rhetorically.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the police have registered a fourth FIR naming 30 Congress leaders for defying Covid-19 norms.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
