Party termed it as Kanakapura Chalo' protest and expecting hundreds to gather at Kapalibetta.
The statue is pioneer project of Congress leader DK Shivakumar. He cautioned his supporters, saying, I urge everyone not be instigated or provoked.
To ensure peace in the area, the local administration has put 1,000 policemen including armed police units on duty.
The statue is to come up in Harobele village dominated by Christians in Shivakumar constituency. The community has been living for about 400 years.
On the occasion of Christmas, DK Shivkumar handed over the documents of the land to the trust that will shoulder the responsibility of installing the statue -- which if constructed will be made from hard granite.
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Shivakumar spent his own money to buy a 10-acre government plot for the trust that is building what will be the world tallest monolithic statue of Jesus, said his office.
Height of the statue will be 114 feet, 13 feet of the statue would be comprised of steps, which have already been laid. Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio Di Janeiro, Brazil stands at 98 feet, excluding its 26-feet pedestal.