The 320-km 'padayatra' by Congress in Karnataka, launched as an anti-corruption blitzkrieg against the BJP government with the spotlight on illegal mining, will culminate at the mining hub of Bellary tomorrow.
Marking the end of the 16-day-long walk, state Congress heavyweights will address a rally in Bellary, home district of the three ministers and mining magnates — K Janardhana Reddy, his brother Karunakara Reddy and their associate R Sreeramulu.
The 'padayatra', seen as a comeback vehicle for Congress, hit by low morale after a string of electoral defeats since 2004, was kicked off amid much fanfare in Bangalore on July 25.
Congress leaders had embarked on the walkathon after accepting the challenge by the three ministers in the state Assembly on July 9.
They had then dared them to step onto their home turf, where, the Opposition alleges, only the writ of the Reddy brothers runs large.
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