Newskarnataka – Bantwal
Bantwal: DK District in-charge Minister and State Minister for Forest and Ecology B Ramanatha Rai has called upon the Congress workers to strive for the victory of B Janardhana Poojari, the party candidate from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

Addressing a meeting of party office bearers, elected representatives and members at BC Road on behalf of the Panemangalore and Bantwal Block units of the Congress, Rai exhorted party men to sensitize the voters on the achievements of the Congress led governments at the State and Centre.
Abbas Ali, Panemangalore Block Congress President, Mayilappa Salian, Bantwal Block Congress President, Chandraprakash Shetty, MS Mohammad, Mamatha Gatti and Padmanabha Rai, ZP Members, spoke at the meeting.
The meeting strongly condemned the recent clashes that broke out after some forces hindered the Samarasya Convention at Kalladka.
Senior Congressman Jinaraja Ariga, Sudarshan Jain, BK Idinabba, Piyus Rodrigues and others were present.