Mangaluru: MLC Pratap Simha on Friday lauded the efforts of blood donors who donated blood through "Wellness Helpline" during the COVID-19 pandemic and for saving lives of people.

"I congratulate the organisation and the donors both for taking up the noble work during the pandemic. I am a well-wisher of Wellness Helpline organization" Simha added while addressing a gathering here in the city. The event was organised to felicitate the blood donors of the organisation.

He further added, "When one of my relatives was admitted to a hospital due to COVID, we needed blood and plasma donation. When I contacted MLA Vedavyas Kamath, he contacted Wellness Helpline and they immediately arranged for plasma donation. I am grateful to them for what they are doing for the society".

During the event that was presided by Hidayah Foundation President Mansoor Azad, over 150 plasma donors were felicitated.

Dr. Sadashiva Shanbhogue, Dr. Tajuddin, Dr. Janardhan Kamath,Dr Priya Ballal, Dr Giridhar  were present during the event.

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Chandigarh (PTI): The Congress on Thursday announced candidates for eight of the nine Lok Sabha seats it is contesting in Haryana, fielding former Union minister Kumari Selja, Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda and youth leader Divyanshu Budhiraja, besides two sitting MLAs.

The party has also fielded former MP Jai Prakash and leaders Satpal Brahmachari and Mahendra Pratap, according to the list released late Thursday evening.

The Congress is contesting nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. It has not yet announced its candidate for the Gurugram constituency.

The Aam Aadmi Party, a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, will contest the Kurukshetra seat.

Congress general secretary and former Union minister Selja will contest from the Sirsa (reserved) seat and sitting MLAs Varun Choudhary and Rao Dan Singh from the Ambala (reserved) and the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seats, respectively.

Deepender Hooda, son of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, will enter the fray from Rohtak. He has represented the Rohtak parliamentary constituency three times in the past.

Jai Prakash has been fielded from Hisar, the Congress' Haryana youth wing president Divanshu Budhiraja from Karnal, Satpal Brahmachari from Sonipat and Mahendra Pratap from Faridabad.