'Mysore Chalo' padyatra started against 'illegal' activities of Karnataka govt, says Kumaraswamy

"We are going to finish this programme in Mysuru. It is against several illegal activities done by this (Congress) government: corruption, land grabbing," the JD(S) leader told reporters hours after the event was started.

He said that during the Padyatra they would educate the people of Karnataka on how this government came to power. "After that, from day one, how they started to grab the money from the exchequer also, even from officials".

"How they have doing this all illegal transfer also. How they have collected the money. We started the programme to inform people about all these issues," he added.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) opposition alliance in Karnataka on Saturday kicked off its 10-day 'Mysore Chalo' padayatra from Kengeri in Bengaluru to Mysore over alleged MUDA and Valmiki Corporation scams.

On Friday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar slammed BJP's padayatra over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam and said that they are trying to make an issue out of a non-issue.

"Congress wants to ask them what they have done in their tenure. It was the most scandalous government BJP ever had. They are doing padayatra for nothing, they are trying to make an issue out of a non-issue," Shivakumar said.

The Karnataka Governor issued a show-cause notice to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on July 27.

Earlier, a complaint was filed by social activist Snehamayi Krishna against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and nine others for allegedly forging documents to claim compensation from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority.

The complaint alleges wrongdoing by Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathy, his brother-in-law Malikarjuna Swamy Devaraj, who claimed to be a landowner, and his family. It was further alleged that MUDA created fake documents and obtained plots worth crores of rupees. Snehamayi Krishna has raised several questions in his complaint. (ANI)