The march, under the slogan “Namma Bhoomi, Namma Hakku” (Our Land, Our Right), led by the party’s Youth Wing State President Nikhil Kumaraswamy, began at Anchipura village and is proceeding to Hosur, passing through eight villages.
A large number of farmers, villagers, JD(S) leaders and workers are participating in the march, which will pass through Anchipura Colony, Bannigiri, Marevegowdanadoddi, Gundutopu, Gollahalli, Kodipalya, and finally Hosur, according to party sources.
The project is expected to cover a total of 7,481 acres across nine villages in the region, sources said.
They added that the notification issued recently is likely to be the first in a series of land acquisition notifications expected in the coming days.
