Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Karnataka BJP Set to Begin Ten-Day Protest March
The Karnataka BJP plans to hold a 10-day protest march.
It will start in Lingasugur and end in Ballari.
The march will travel through nine Assembly constituencies.
Several senior BJP leaders are expected to join it.
The protest is about alleged problems in the Valmiki Corporation.
BJP leader B. Sriramulu said Rs 87 crore was allegedly transferred and misused.
He also discussed former minister B. Nagendra’s resignation.
The BJP connected the issue to the death of an official who was involved in the case.
The article gives the BJP’s allegations but does not include a response from the Congress government.
The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party will conduct a protest march from September 1 to September 10.
The padayatra will begin with a public meeting in Lingasugur and conclude in Ballari.
It will pass through nine Assembly constituencies, including Maski, Sindhanur, Sandur and Ballari City.
BJP leader B. Sriramulu said the march would target alleged irregularities linked to the Valmiki Corporation.
The BJP has accused former minister B. Nagendra and the Congress-led government of mishandling the controversy, including the death of an official.
- Who
- The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party, led publicly by B. Sriramulu and joined by other BJP leaders.
- What
- A 10-day protest march, or padayatra, through nine Assembly constituencies.
- When
- September 1 to September 10; the article says it will begin on Tuesday.
- Where
- The march will begin in Lingasugur and end in Ballari, passing through nine constituencies in Karnataka.
- Why
- The BJP says it is protesting alleged irregularities in the Valmiki Corporation and the political fallout involving former minister B. Nagendra.
- Organiser
- Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party
- Duration
- September 1-10
- Starting point
- Lingasugur, with a public meeting
- End point
- Ballari
- Constituencies
- Lingasugur, Maski, Sindhanur, Karatagi, Gangavathi, Kampli, Sandur, Ballari Rural and Ballari City
- Main issue
- Alleged irregularities involving the Valmiki Corporation
- Alleged amount
- B. Sriramulu claimed that Rs 87 crore had been transferred and misused