The Hindu : From The Districts

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Saturday, Apr 03, 2004

Karnataka

Karnataka

From The Districts

By Our Staff Correspondent

Fernandes to launch campaign

CHITRADURGAUDUPISHIMOGAMANGALORE, APRIL 2.APRIL 2.APRI The election campaign of the National Democratic Alliance in Chitradurga district will be inaugurated by the Defence Minister and Convener of the NDA, George Fernandes, at Bharama Sagara on Saturday.

Making the announcement at a press conference at Bharama Sagara, about 40 km. from here, on Friday, B.T. Channabasappa, district unit president of the Janata Dal (United), hoped that the party would retain the Bharama Sagara Assembly segment. "The main aim of the party unit is to retain the seat and defeat Shamanoor Shivashankarappa and his son, S.S. Mallikarjuna in Davanagere constituencies,'' he said. Mr. Fernandes would introduce H. Anjaneya, who joined the party recently and filed nomination papers for the Bharama Sagara seat, to the party workers. Later, Mr. Fernandes would address a rally.

Earlier, addressing workers of the Janata Dal (U), Mr. Channabasappa assured them that the seat-sharing arrangement with the BJP would last. "We shall not give any scope for ill-feeling or mistrust between the BJP and the Janata Dal (United),'' he said.

Protect India's character: Moily

CHITRADURGAUDUPISHIMOGAMANGALORE, APRIL 2.APRIL 2.APRI The former Chief Minister, M. Veerappa Moily, said on Friday that it was essential to maintain the multi-cultural ethos of the country. He was speaking at a public meeting organised by the Block Congress Committee at Karkala.

He accused the National Democratic Alliance Government at the Centre of sowing the seeds of mistrust among the people. He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party should remember that Lord Ram was a symbol of peace. It was not possible to rule a country as vast as India with theocratic notions. Only communal harmony would set the country on the path of progress, he added.

Mr. Moily ridiculed the BJP's claim that the country had made great progress during its rule and said unemployment had increased. Speaking about the Congress Government in the State, he said it had introduced land reforms and land regularisation programmes, and the Common Entrance Test for admission to professional colleges.

The Congress leader, B.L. Shankar, spoke. The former MLA for Karkala, Gopal Bhandary, the Vice-President of the Udupi Zilla Panchayat, H. Prasanna Ballal, and other Congress leaders, were present.

Support for JD(S) candidate

By Our Special Correspondent

CHITRADURGAUDUPISHIMOGAMANGALORE, APRIL 2.APRIL 2.APRI The Shantaveri Gopalagowda Samajawadi Adhyayana Kendra Trust has expressed support to Ram Manohar, son of the veteran socialist, late Shantaveri Gopalagowda, who is contesting as the Janata Dal (Secular) candidate from the Tirthahalli Assembly constituency.

Addressing presspersons here on Friday, the convenor of the trust, Kallur Megharaj, said that the volunteers of the trust would raise funds for Mr. Manohar's campaign if this was needed.

He reiterated the suggestion of the trust to the Janata Dal (S) to field the veteran freedom fighter and leader of the Kagodu Satyagraha, H. Ganapathiappa, as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Shimoga constituency. Mr. Megharaj asked the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Kagodu Thimmappa, to treat the "inauguration'' of the extension of the McGann Hospital by Mr. Ganapathiappa on February 27 as official. Expressing concern over Mr. Thimmappa's reported remarks on the "inauguration'' of the hospital, he asked the Minister to apologise to Mr. Ganapathiappa.

Convention of Lions Clubs

CHITRADURGAUDUPISHIMOGAMANGALORE, APRIL 2.APRIL 2.APRI A Dakshina Kannada district-level convention of Lions Clubs under the International District 324-D5, which comprises four revenue districts, will be held here on Saturday and Sunday, according to the chairman of the convention committee, K. Girish. He told presspersons here on Friday that about 900 delegates from Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Chickmagalur, and Kodagu districts were expected to participate in the convention, which would be held at Urva Centenary Church hall at Lady Hill. The Lions Club Mangalore, Gandhinagar, would host the meet. A souvenir would be released at the inaugural function. The 324-D5 district governor, B. Ramdas Rai, said that Lions Clubs had donated funds for the construction of 50 houses for the poor. It was planned to build an additional 50 houses for the poor. The Lions Club at Siddapur had opened a school for tribal children. In Hassan and Chikmagalur, schools for mentally challenged persons had been opened. Besides organising health check-up camps, Lions Clubs had worked for other social causes and assisted in the implementation of developmental works, he added.

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