Karnataka State Police has booked FIRs against 30 Congress leaders and workers including former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and state party chief D K Shivakumar for violating Covid 19 protocol. The party leaders began a walk for water march demanding the implementation of the Mekedatu drinking water project, legally challenged by Tamil Nadu. <br />''<br />''The march was taken out yesterday when the weekend curfew was in place to contain Covid pandemic. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has today said that two different rules cannot be prescribed for the common man and political leaders while following Covid rules and advocated a uniform way of implementing the laws. <br />''<br />''He said that the positivity rate has risen to 6.8 percent in the state and 10 percent in Bengaluru. Karnataka is today in the third spot in terms of Covid numbers in the country. The Chief Minister said, gathering the crowd and organizing protests during the surge in Covid cases is not advisable. <br />''<br />''The state Congress began its 178 km march yesterday from the confluence of Cauvery and Arkavathi rivers and has plans to cover 15 assembly constituencies before reaching Bengaluru on January 19th.<br />