Media release
Mangaluru, Sep 8: The District Congress Committee has nominated Naveen R D'Souza as the leader of the opposition in Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC).
The decision was taken unanimously in a meeting held at the Congress Bhavan in Mallikatte here on Thursday, September 8 by former minister B Ramanath Rai, legislators U T Khader, Manjunath Bhandary, former legislators Vasanth Bangera, Mohiudeen Bava, J R Lobo, Shakuntala Shetty, Ivan D'Souza, KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai, block presidents Abdul Salim, Prakash Salian, Umesh Dandakeri, Surendra Kambli and MCC Congress members.
Elected for four times as corporation member since 2002 from Bendore, Naveen D'Souza has been AICC youth wing's national coordinator, KPCC secretary and member of MCC standing committee, tax-finance and health committee member apart from handling various responsibilities in the party. Currently, he is serving as KPCC convenor and Mangalore Catholic diocese member.