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Udupi : It is only the Congress Party made backward communities become very strong and it is only the Congress Party who get the backward community Chief Minister in the state. So that it has possible to get the community become very strong, said Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Sports and Youth Empowerment.

Addressing during the valedictory programme of Udupi District Congress Backward Community Convention at Narayana Guru Sabha Bhavan at Bannanje here on Sunday, 11^th March, Pramod Madhwaraj said that Devraj Urs was not a backward community person, but he has given them political power in the country as a capacity of chief minister of Karnataka with his great contribution to the backward communities.

Under the Siddaramaih government in the state has made all efforts for the empowerment of the backward communities by implementing various schemes for their development. Meanwhile since five years the state government provides maximum grants to the backward communities. We have provided grants to build community halls across the state. The backward community will get power in order to build community halls. During the votes comes, some of the political parties remember the backward community by giving false promises but not supporting the community who represent near about 62% in the state, he said.

Prizes were distributed for the winners of Dance competitions held during the day. District Congress Backward community unit in charge Prakyath Shetty welcomed the gatherings and spoke the key note address.

Formal MLA Gopal Bhandary, Backward Communities State Vice President Venkata Subbaiah, Backward Community Bengaluru City President Rajanna, KPCC General Secretary G A Bava, District Congress President Janardhan Tonse, District Congress Women President Geetha Wagle, CMC President Meenakshi Madhava Bannanje, Vice President Sandhya Tilakraj, District convener Jayashree Krishna Raj, Congress leaders Ganesh Kotian, Roshni Oliveira, Manoj Karkera, Shashidher Shetty Yelluru, Ismail Athradi, Backward Communities district President Yathish Karkera and other among were present.