Congress defers Kodagu march; permission denied for BJP event

Highlights

• 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.

• The Kodagu protest stands postponed in the wake of prohibitory orders clamped down by the district administration, Siddaramaiah said.

• 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.

• “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.