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The protest is also to highlight the “insensitivity” of the Congress-JDS coalition government towards the prevailing drought in the State, he told reporters here.
“We have decided to stage a round-the-clock sit-in demonstration for two days against the failure of the government. Earlier we had decided to stage three-day demonstration but we will hold the protest on June 14 and 15 because all the MPs are going to Delhi on June 16,” Yeddyurappa said.
Welcoming the state government’s stand to revisit the decision on allotment of land to JSW Steel, he said a survey of the land was required.
“It is a welcome decision that the government intends to revisit the allotment of land to the JSW Steel (at Vijayanagar in Ballari district). However, there is a need to identify the presence of iron ore in that land with the help of a geologist and create a document about it”, he added.
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He emphasised on bringing the facts to the notice of the state’s people after a detailed survey with the help of a geologist.
Caught in a row over the controversial land deal, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said the government’s decision on the sale of 3,667 acres to JSW Steel will be reconsidered and placed before the cabinet once again for discussion.