Minorities unhappy over KPCC’s MLC bypoll panel
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Mangaluru: The minority leaders of Congress in coastal districts are expressing dissatisfaction over a 10-member committee set up by the KPCC to contest the bye-election for the MLC post, which became vacant following Kota Shrinivas Poojary’s victory in the Lok Sabha poll. No leaders from the minority communities were included in the committee formed by the KPCC to oversee the bye-election for the legislative council from the local bodies of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts.
In fact, KPCC president DK Shivakumar had announced the formation of an in-charge committee to oversee the bye-election. Accordingly, Dakshina Kannada district minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, Udupi district minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, MLA Ashok Kumar Rai, former ministers Vinayakumar Sorake, B Ramanath Rai, party functionaries MPK Jayaprakash Hegde, K Harish Kumar, Padmaraj R Poojary, Uday Shetty and Kishan Hegde were appointed as members of the committee. While the KPCC’s alleged neglect in appointing minority representatives has led to widespread criticism on social media platforms, Dakshina Kannada District Congress Minority Cell president Shahul Hamid KK stated that he is persuading the leadership to address the issue. He clarified that the KPCC has not neglected the minority communities, suggesting that the omission of its leaders was due to an oversight.
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Courtesy: Times of India.
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