Mangalore: Komu Souharda Vedike holds MLA-public interactive programme

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)

Mangalore, Jun 9: The Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) on Sunday June 9 organized a thanksgiving programme for the public for defeating the BJP, and an interactive session between the people and the ministers and MLAs from the coastal region, wherein the latter answered questions posed by the people. The programme was held at St Aloysius College auditorium.

The programme was presided over by Gowri Lankesh, editor of ‘Gowri Lankesh’ weekly. The rights on behalf of the general public were put foward by K L Lokesh, state chief secretary, KKSV.

Oscar Fernandes, Member of Parliament, Blossom Fernandes, Ramanath Rai, state forest minister,  Vinay Kumar Sorake, Udupi district-in-charge minister, J R Lobo, MLA, Mangalore south constituency, and Shakunthala Shetty, MLA, Puttur constituency were present.

All the people’s representatives responded to people's concerns and queries, which were written on sheets of paper and handed over.

In his reply, J R Lobo said that the coastal belt of Karnataka state had been highly affected by communal people. “The people of Mangalore have voted wisely and supported communal harmony and peace, thereby removing the communal party from the root. Only 0.1 percent of the population in Mangalore is communal and they have been spreading communalism, especially among the youngsters. Voters have opted for change in this election and it is our duty to live up to their trust. We all need to strive hard to find a permanent solution to communal problems and maintain the peace in our constituency and the state,” he said.

Ramanath Rai said that the Congress government led by CM Siddaramaiah is not in favour of any particular religion or community, and that it is against saffronization. "The government will not allow any fundamentalist or communal outfits to flourish here. Some of them even tried to stop me but I defeated them in elections," he said.

"The place Kalladka is a factory of lies. People are being led in the wrong path. When minority persons become fundamentalists, it becomes a problem for society, but when persons from the majority community become fundamentalists, it poses problems for the entire country," he said, adding that Congress will strive to provide a clean administration.

Shakunthala Shetty congratulated the voters for making the BJP lose the elections. “People of the Sangh Parivar forcibly stop the vehicles of those trafficking cattle. This is appreciable, but do not harm the people in the vehicle or damage the vehicle and cause disharmony. Steps have to be taken to ensure that the people who forcibly stop the trafficking take each cow along with them and look after them. People who indulge in trafficking as well as the ones who don’t look after the cattle need to be punished strictly,” she added.

In her presidential address, Gowri Lankesh said, “We had first started the KKSV to stop the saffronization of Baba Budangiri. Nearly a thousand people had come together at that time for the protest. We were jailed during those days, not by the BJP or the JD(S), but by the S M Krishna-led Congress government.”

“People of the coastal area were suffering due to the BJP’s rule in the state. Very shameful administration was provided by the BJP to its voters. Hence, people are fed up, so the BJP has been kicked out from the state. Communalism has been completely buried in the coastal area after the downfall of the BJP,” she said.

M Venkataswamy, Chudamani Bangera, and Prof K Phaniraj were amongst those present on the occasion.