Bengaluru, Sept. 2 -- Karnataka's ruling Congress is preparing to take the BJP's 'Ballari Chalo' campaign head-on, planning a counter-mobilisation on the same political turf as the Opposition's padayatra in what could turn Ballari into the latest flashpoint in the State's escalating Congress-BJP battle.
The Congress is planning a 'Janaandolana Aakrosha Yatra' along the route proposed to be taken by the BJP, signalling that the ruling party intends to confront the Opposition's campaign at the grassroots rather than merely respond to its allegations.
The proposed counter-yatra assumes significance as the BJP seeks to use its 'Ballari Chalo' padayatra to mount a political offensive against the Congress government. By taking its own mobilisat...