The Congress released its manifesto for Dakshina Kannada (DK) district Sunday ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, describing it as a 'realistic' document and not a 'jumla' (gimmick).
Releasing the manifesto, senior Congress leader and former state minister B Ramananth Rai recalled the contributions of Congress parliamentarians from DK for the development of the district.
The development projects implemented by Congress included construction of New Mangalore Port, Mangaluru airport, KREC which was upgraded as NIT-K, MRPL and the national highways network in the district, he said.
The new manifesto proposes to take steps for developing small scale industries in the district.
Inclusion of Tulu language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution, construction of ESI medical college and introduction of a pension scheme for auto rickshaw drivers are the other promises in the manifesto.
It also promises to stop privatisation of Mangaluru airport and annul the merger of Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda.
KPCC vice president Radhakrishna, DCC president Harish Kumar and former MLAs Abhayachandra Jain and J R Lobo were present.
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