Pics: Spoorthi Ullal

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Jan 4: Karnataka Pradesh Congress committee (KPCC) will hold convention of Mysuru division titled ‘Sankalpa Samavesha’ at BC Road on January 6, informed KPCC working president Saleem Ahammed.

Addressing media here on Monday January 4, Saleem Ahammed said, “The divisional convention will be conducted from January 6 to 18 at Bantwal, Bengaluru on January 8, Belgaum on January 11 and Gulbarga on January 18. The convention has been titled as ‘Sankalpa Samavesha. During the convention, discussions will be carried out about party organizations, government’s failures in handling pandemic, riots and others.

“Committees will be formed in gram panchayat and wards before January 25. Later, booth committee will be formed. There will be discussion on our political strategies. Congress has gained more number of seats in the gram panchayat elections despite BJP’s money and administration power.

“KPCC president D K Shivakumar, former chief minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC and AICC members, spokespersons, panellists, MLAs, MLCs, and former MLAs and MLC’s will take part in the convention, he said.

When asked about ruckus at Legislative Assembly, he said, “The government is the reason behind the ruckus at the session. It should not have happened. Why did the government forcibly make the deputy chairman to occupy chair of the chairman and bar the entry of the chairman?”

District Congress president Harish Kumar, former minister Ramanath Rai, Congress leaders Ibrahim Kodijal and others were present.