Bengaluru, Sept. 2 -- : The BJP has turned its 'Ballari Chalo' padayatra into a direct political challenge to the DK Shivakumar government, with state president B Y Vijayendra daring the Chief Minister to dissolve the Assembly and seek a fresh mandate if the Congress government cannot deliver justice to Dalits, backward communities and farmers.
The challenge marks a sharp escalation in the BJP's campaign against the Congress government, shifting the focus from individual corruption allegations to its broader claim that the government has lost the mandate to govern.
Addressing reporters during the second day of the padayatra in Raichur, Vijayendra said the Congress had come to power promising to protect Dalits and backward communities but ...