A walk for the Mahatma: Siddu, DKS lead from front

NT Correspondent Bengaluru: To mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 155th birth anniversary, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday launched the 'Gandhi Walk' and the 'Swachhata Pledge Ceremony at Gandhi Bhavan on Kumarakripa Road. The event commenced with floral tributes to the Gandhi statue. Following this, the Gandhi Walk covered approximately one kilometer, passing through Shivananda Circle, Race Course Circle, Basaveshwara Circle, and Valmiki Circle and concluding at Gandhi statue where the leaders offered tributes to the statue of Gandhi.

At the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha, the Chief Minister addressed the “Swachhata Pledge Ceremony” on October 2 with more than 800 students, along with ministers, legislators, and officials, participating in the pledge. In addition, over 100,000 students from government, aided, and private schools joined online to take the cleanliness pledge. A direct Interaction session was held with students from seven selected schools participating in the live stream. Questions raised included concerns about waste disposal, measures to control plastic use, and penalties for neglecting cleanliness.

Questions raised included concerns about waste disposal, measures to control plastic use, and penalties for neglecting cleanliness