HDK is the father of Bidadi project, says M.B. Patil

“Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is trying to mislead farmers over the Bidadi township project,” Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries M.B. Patil said in Vijayapura on Monday.“Mr. Kumaraswamy who is opposing the project now is the leader who came up with the idea when he was Chief Minister. He is the father of the project, in that sense. Now, he is doing all this drama like taking a padayatra etc., for political purposes,” he told reporters.Mr. Patil said he had no clear information about the alleged violation of court directives by Minister B. Nagendra, and would react after getting relevant information. Published - August 10, 2026 07:30 pm IST