The Karnataka Congress on Monday took out a mega ‘Freedom March’ in Bengaluru to commemorate 75 years of Independence with nearly a lakh people participating from various districts of the State.
The march, which was led by KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar, saw the participation of senior leaders, including former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, AICC general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, MP D.K. Suresh, former State unit president Dinesh Gundu Rao, MLAs, MLCs, and office-bearers of districts unit.
The approximately seven-km-long march, which commenced from Sangolli Rayanna’s statue near the Bengaluru City Railway Station, passed through major routes including Anand Rao Circle, Freedom Park, Corporation, Town Hall, Minerva Circle, V.V. Puram, and culminated in a public meeting at the National College ground at Basavanagudi in almost four hours.
