Dharam Singh to attend Congress meet

Dharam Singh to attend Congress meet
The Hindu

HUBLI: Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior leaders of the Congress will participate in a district-level convention of the party to be held at the Nehru Ground here on September 26.

Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Viranna Mattikatti, MLC and General Secretary of the KPCC, said nearly one lakh people are expected to participate in the convention to be organised to strengthen the party in view of the elections to taluk, zilla and town panchayats.

Asked if the party is organising such conventions anticipating early elections to the Assembly, Mr. Mattikatti said the Congress is ready for polls.

He said the convention is being held not to show the strength of the party.

Mr. Mattikatti clarified that those who have faith in the party's ideology are with it.

He said that preparatory meetings have been held in some places in the district and a few more will take place to make the convention a success.

On whether efforts are still on by some Congress leaders to rope in the former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah into the party, Mr. Mattikatti answered in the affirmative.

The views expressed by Mr. Siddaramaiah now are similar to that of the Congress, Mr. Mattikatti.