The JD(S) leader was accompanied by senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa.
A meeting of BJP-JDS leaders under the leadership of state BJP President BY Vijayendra, Kumarswamy and state leader of opposition R Ashoka was held.
After the meeting, Vijayendra said that the leaders met to discuss the reason behind the corruption taking place in Karnataka including Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.
“All the senior leaders from BJP, as well as JD(S), met and discussed in detail about the way corruption is taking place in Karnataka under the leadership of Siddaramaiah. In the ST Development Corporation scam the money for the welfare of the scheduled tribe community has been looted by the Congress government, MUDA scam and many other scams which are taking place in Karnataka,” he told news agency ANI.
He further said that the BJP and JDS will take out a ‘Padyatra’ on August 3.
“Both parties have decided to take out ‘Padyatra’ from August 3. BS Yediyurappa and HD Kumaraswamy will participate in the Yatra. It is a seven-day yatra which will start on August 3 and conclude on August 10. National leaders of the BJP will also be present on 10th August. If the government will try to stop our ‘Padyatra’ we will not stop,” the BJP leader added.
Karnataka LoP R Ashoka said, “We will start a ‘Padyatra’ against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. The money for the welfare of the scheduled tribe community has been looted by the Congress government. This is a big scandal in Karnataka and CM Siddaramaiah is involved in all these scams. National leaders of BJP and JD(S) will participate in this ‘Padyatra’.”