Dalit Federation to fete Kharge, Parameshwar

Mysore, Feb 17, DHNS:

The Federation of Dalith Associations have organised a programme to felicitate Union Labour Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge and president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee G Parameshwar at Kalamandira on Feb 19, said former deputy mayor Siddaraju here on Thursday.

Addressing a press conference, he said Union Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge would be visiting the city on Feb 19 and lay foundation stone for the ESI hospital in Rajivanagar. Kharge and Parameshwar would be given a rousing reception at the Tollgate at 10.30 am. The two leaders would attend the felicitation programme organised at 12.30 pm at Kalamandir. They would also participate in a programme to honour Vice-Chancellor V G Talawar at a programme to be hosted by Mysore University SC/ST Employees Association. The Union Minister would also pay visit to the Budha Vihara Stupa near Ashoka circle. Opposition leader Siddaramaiah, MPs Adaguru H Vishwanath, R Dhruvanarayan, former minister Narendra Swamy, MLAs V Srinivasa Prasad, Dr H C Mahadevappa, Tanveer Sait, H P Manjunath, G N Nanjundaswamy, M Satyanarayana, K Venkatesh, Chikkanna and Puttaranga Shetty will be present.