Bellary, August 05: A day after getting a rap from RSS leaders who asked ministers and mining magnets Reddy brothers to mend their ways, Karnataka Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy today said he would make arrangements to ensure that Congress rally against illegal mining here on August 9 does not face any trouble.
“I have directed officials to ensure that the rally encounters no trouble,” he told reporters in the wake of apprehensions expressed by Congress leaders that Reddy brothers were expected to create problems during the rally.
He said about 4,000 police personnel would be deployed at various places to maintain law and order during the rally, which the Congress was holding as culmination of its ongoing 320-km padayatra launched against illegal mining, apparently targeting Reddy brothers.
He appealed to BJP activists not to react to ‘provocative speeches’ of Congress leaders.
–PTI