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Politicans are holding Kambalas, fancy events instead of working for public cause: CPI(M) leader

Leaders of Congress and the BJP are engaged in organising Kambalas, floodlight tournaments, tiger dance programmes etc., to be in public limelight instead of engaging in real politics of fighting for public causes, chided Communist Party of India (Marxist) Dakshina Kannada District Secretary Muneer Katipalla on Monday. He was speaking after launching a vehicle jatha organised to publicise a convention demanding the overall development of Ullal Taluk scheduled for April 29 at Deralakatte by CPI(M) Ullal and Mudipu Committees at Mudipu Junction on Monday, April 21. Mr. Katipalla said politics in Tulunadu was moving away from its real purpose wherein every MLA or former MLA heads local Kambala committees and engages in other fancy activities. Issues concerning the common thus have lost their vigour, he regretted. Mr. Katipalla said CPI(M) continues to fight for the public causes. It has consistently been raising voice and fighting for issues including education, employment, healthcare and housing, he said. Mr. Katipalla said of late the Ullal taluk has become a centre of private education and healthcare lobbies. The taluk has also come under the grip of sand and red soil mafia. Not a single government PU college was available in the taluk for the education of children in the area. The administration has conveniently forgotten providing housing to the poor and has surrendered to powerful lobbies. Speaking on the occasion, CPI (M) Ullal division committee secretary Sunil Kumar Bajal said even after five years of the taluk formation, no full-fledged taluk office building has come up. Taluk hospital, government first grade college, courts, stadium, polytechnic etc., were not provided. There was no one to address grievances of Dalits, autorickshaw drivers, residents of Kudrus, street vendors and those without houses. New taluk formation has remained only on paper, he said. As such, the party has organised the convention demanding the rights of people. CPI(M) District Secretarial Committee member Sukumar Thokkottu, leaders B.M. Bhat, Rafique Harekala and others were present. The jatha thereafter proceeded to Ira, Sajipa and Boliyar.