Mangaluru, February 8: KPCC Minority Cell vice president UK Monu said that he was also an aspirant of Congress ticket to contest from Mangaluru Lok Sabha constituency.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he said that he had asked ticket from the Congress to contest the LS seat two times earlier. He would once again appeal the party leadership to give an opportunity to him, he said.
He was active in the Indian National Congress since 1970 and worked for the party. After becoming the president of Dakshina Kannada district Minority Committee president, KPCC member and KPCC Minority Unit senior vice president, he had involved actively in the party organization. In view of this, he appealed the district Congress president to consider his candidature while considering for the tickets and he has confidence that the party would give him a chance, Monu said.
In view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, KPCC observers would visit the district on February 9 and he would also submit his memorandum to them also. But finally, he was committed to the party high command decision, he said.
KPCC secretary TM Shahid, KPCC minority committee state coordinator Nooruddin Salmara, Usman Kallapu, Hussain Katipalla and others were present at the press conference.
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Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Jul 9 (AP): At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Wednesday, as international mediators raced to complete a ceasefire deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a second meeting in two days with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday evening. Trump has been pushing for a ceasefire that might lead to an end to the 21-month war in Gaza. Israel and Hamas are considering a new US-backed ceasefire proposal that would pause the war, free Israeli hostages and send much-needed aid into Gaza.
Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said the dead included included 17 women and 10 children. It said one strike killed 10 people from the same family, including three children.
The Israeli military did not comment on specific strikes, but said it had struck more than 100 targets across Gaza over the past day, including Hamas members, booby-trapped structures, weapons storage facilities, missile launchers and tunnels. Israel accuses Hamas of hiding weapons and fighters among civilians.