Davangere to host conference on ‘protecting Constitution' tomorrow
As a part of a series of activities to support and strengthen Constitutional democracy, the Samvidhana Samrakshane Pade will organise a Samvidhana Samrakshakara Samavesha in Davangere on Saturday.
Activists Rajendra Rajwal and Mubeen Ahmad, addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, said that activists, progressive thinkers, literary figures from across the State will participate in the event.
Senior leader of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti N. Venkatesh will inaugurate the Samvidhana Parade.
Central working committee member of Eddelu Karnataka campaign Tara Rao, State secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Mohammad Yusuf Kanni and Director of St. Joseph's College of Law, Bengaluru, Fr. Jerald D'Souza will be present.
Noted Kannada writer Baraguru Ramchandrappa will inaugurate the conference.
State president of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha - Hasiru Sene H.R. Basavarajappa, the former Minister B.T. Lalitha Naik, State president of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha Badagalapur Nagendra, State convener of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti Guruprasad Keragodu will participate in the conference.
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