Rahul Gandhi to visit Mangalore on April 4

March 28, 2014

Mangalore, Mar 28: South Canara District Central Cooperative (SCDCC) bank president M N Rajendra Kumar expressed firm confidence that the Congress Lok Sabha candidates from the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi would emerge victorious in the elections, as there were a lot of favourable points in favour of the party.

Addressing mediapersons on Friday as the newly-appointed president of Congress publicity committee for the twin districts, he said that chief minister Siddaramaiah had worked for the welfare of farmers and aided the growth of animal husbandry in the state.

During the previous Lok Sabha elections, the BJP government was in power in the state; but now it is the Congress government. Moreover, in the last state assembly elections, seven out of eight MLA seats were bagged by Congress candidates in Dakshina Kannada, he said, that these were favourable conditions that would pave way for Congress 's win in both Lok Sabha constituencies.

He further said that the Congress government was a ray of hope which had introduced several farmer-friendly schemes in the state.

He also claimed that the BJP government had failed to revive the sugar factory in Brahmavar in Udupi district when it was in power under former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa. Even in Udupi, Congress is facing no problems and will win from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency in all likelihood, he said.

As the publicity committee president, he said that publicity for the party would be done through media and television channels as well as meetings in rural areas.

Rahul Gandhi visit to Mangalore on April 4

District in-charge minister Ramanath Rai announced that Congress youth leader Rahul Gandhi would visit the city on April 4.

Chief minister Siddaramaiah, along with KPCC president G Parameshwara and others, will visit Sullia and Belthangady taluks on April 2, he said.

Reacting to queries from reporters, Mr Rai rubbished claims that the local sitting MP from Nalin Kumar Kateel from BJP had implemented developmental programmes in the district out of the MPLAD fund. It is not a big thing to sanction funds from the MPLAD fund, he said, adding that development achieved through Nalin Kumar was nil.

Responding to another query, he said that the Congress had never intervened with the activities of police department with regard to cases of moral policing ' in the district.

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