CPM presents 28 key demands for devpt of Ullal
Mangaluru: A massive protest was organised at Deralakatte grounds on Tuesday, under the joint leadership of the
CPM Ullal
and Mudipu area committees. The protest advocated for the comprehensive development of Ullal taluk, and presented
28 key demands
of the local populace.
CPM district secretary Muneer Katipalla said that a lobby of real estate, education, and health sectors is operating in Ullal taluk. He mentioned that people's representatives discuss development with owners of medical colleges, educational institutions, and various enterprises, which leads to policies that protect their interests. Local fishermen, Dalits, tribals, labourers, transport workers, and local workers in various institutions are being ignored, he said.
The red soil mafia is engaged in illegal mining in rural areas, while the sand mafia is exploiting Nethravati River and islands. The opposition BJP only takes to the streets on communal issues, engaging in divisive politics, which has left the common people of the constituency helpless.
He suggested Mangaluru MLA and assembly speaker UT Khader focus on demands related to housing, public health, education, and employment creation, and curb the mafias. "If comprehensive development involving the common people is not pursued, the CPM will take the struggle to the villages," he warned.
In his introductory speech, CPM Ullal area secretary Sunil Kumar Bajal said that each of the 28 demands of the local populace was studied before being presented. The demands presented at the protest gathering will transform into broader struggles, he added.
CPM state secretariat member K Yadav Shetty and senior communist leader Krishnappa Salian addressed the gathering.
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