Gowda, Singh to arrive in Mangalore today

By Our Staff Correspondent

MANGALORE, OCT. 19. The former Prime Ministers, Mr. H.D.Deve Gowda and Mr. V.P.Singh, will participate in various programmes in Mangalore on Saturday.

In a press release, Mr. Ravishankar Shetty, General Secretary of the Yuva Janata Dal, said they would arrive in the city on Friday.

The two leaders would participate in a public rally in protest against the alleged mis-governance of the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre the following day. The rally would be attended by Mr. Siddaramaiah, former deputy Chief Minister, the former Union Minister, Mr. S.R.Bommai, the Rajya Sabha members, Prof. Lakshmisagar, Mr. C.M.Ibrahim, Mr. Javare Gowda, and the former Minister, Mr. D.Manjunath.

According to the release, over 50,000 persons would take part in the rally from Bauta Gudde to the Nehru Maidan.

Mr. Gowda and Mr. Singh will also take part in the picketing of the New Mangalore Port in protest against the Exim policy of the NDA Government.

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