Farmers from districts around Bengaluru intensified their protest against the Bidadi Township Project by the government of Karnataka by undertaking a bike rally to Bidadi, under the banner of ‘Bairamangala Chalo’ on June 22.

Bike rally against Bidadi Township project

Farmers from districts around Bengaluru intensified their protest against the Bidadi Township Project by the government of Karnataka by undertaking a bike rally to Bidadi, under the banner of ‘Bairamangala Chalo’ on June 22, 2026. | Video Credit: The Hindu

Farmers from Tumakuru, Chickballapur, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, and Bengaluru South district, were among those who participated in the rally. The have been opposing the project citing loss of fertile land, threat to rural livelihoods, and lack of consent from affected villages.

Among those who have extended supported to the agitation is Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah. The lone MLA of the Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha has extended support to the Congress government in Karnataka, but told The Hindu that he has extended support to the protest, and promised to participate in the rally scheduled on June 22.

On June 16, Samyukta Horata Karnataka had decided to model the protest on the lines of the Channarayapatna farmers’ agitation.

Yashavantha T., State General Secretary of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS), told The Hindu that once the monsoon session begins, farmers’ groups will organise a ‘Vidhana Soudha Chalo’ protest against the project.