Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (NJC)

Mangaluru, Aug 8: A massive protest was staged on Saturday under the leadership of representatives of the Bajpe Town panchayat, condemning the alleged mismanagement, negligence and failure of Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) authorities to respond to demands and grievances raised by local public representatives.

During the protest, officials of Mangaluru International Airport arrived at the spot and received a memorandum from the protesters in the presence of, and under the leadership of, local MLA Umanath Kotian.

The airport authorities assured the protesters that all the demands raised during the agitation would be addressed by the end of this month.

Following the assurance, the protesters temporarily withdrew the agitation. However, they warned that if the assurances are not fulfilled within the stipulated time, a more intensified protest would be launched in the next phase.

Bajpe Town panchayat president Lokesh Poojary, vice-president Mallika Chandrashekar, Standing Committee chairman Ritesh Shetty, and councillors Siraj Bajpe, Rajesh Amin, Padmanabha, Jayanth, Jacob Pereira, Kiran, Gulshan Banu, Farzana, Dinesh and Supritha Shetty, among others, were present during the protest.