Congress holds torchlight protest demanding renaming of Mangaluru airport


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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Nov 18: District Youth Congress and Mulky-Moodbidiri Block Congress held a torchlight protest rally from Circuit House to Bajpe airport on Wednesday, November 18 demanding to rename the Mangaluru International Airport along with condemning privatization of the airport.

District Youth Congress president Mithun Rai, Ramanath Rai, Abhayachandra Jain, Shakuntala Shetty, district Mahila Congress president Shalet Pinto, corporators Naveen D'Souza and others were present.



The district Congress has conducted a series of protest demanding the same. In the future, Congress is also planning to stage a protest hoping to include like-minded organisations to be part of an indefinite hunger strike.

The Congress has demanded that the Mangaluru airport be named Koti Chennaya airport or after any of the achievers from Tulunadu replacing Adani airport.

 

 

 

  

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  • melwyn, mangalore

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    Instead of MIA, change the Indira Canteen name. why cant you demand that? because you are only engaged in politics & names are immaterial. you are only fooling the common people. during your tenure have you ever put Koti Chennaya name for any govt. institute/hospital/college...……. No? now why this drama? you people are only engaged with MIA, EVM... then how you people will win the election.

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  • Barrister Vinod, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    is this torch light just to ensure people forget about the election results?

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  • Namith, Kottara

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    now one more separate paadayatra from Ivaan Dsouza, Lolz

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  • Roshan Rodrigues, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    Circle Lovers will support for Airport ?

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  • Ashok, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    Senior central leaders of the party are dissenting on leadership issues. These local leaders have no issue for sometime now and now found one. Not a bad idea for some outing during Covid19.

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  • sense_Shetty, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    Ivan ,Khader kaaka not to be seen ..
    Just out of context ..did you guys question your high command about your Poll debacle in Bihar?

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  • Nice, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

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    Find a Job Guys
    Even your intentions are correct , i see no future to what you wish to achieve.
    Hope for one day INDIA will wake up

    .

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  • Sangram Sangam, KUNDAPUR

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    When Congress party ruling this nation,They only put the name of One familiy,Nehru ,Indira,Rajive each and every corner of India to Roads,Airport.railway,university ,collage ,park
    Why they not out the name when they are in Power for Manglaore Air port...................?
    This dirty politcs will not work out in Coastal

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  • Dayananda v k, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    Up to 2014 congress was in central that time these people never demanded to put Koti Chennaya name. Now realised because of continuous defeat in the election

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  • RSRB, Kundapura

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    The airport has come to Mangalore because of the efforts of Late Ullala Sreenivas Mallya....

    We should keep his name for the airport. This is the name acceptable to all becuase
    Ullala - Minorities will be happy
    Sreenivas - BJP and Sangha Pariwar will be happy
    Mallya - Congress likes this name and they also will be happy

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    Adani has pocketed the contract and pocketed the money... airport name changed....

    but... airport is still being maintained by AAI (Airport Authority of India)...

    It is not contract from Govt to Adani, it is Gift...

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  • abdul munim, UDUPI

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    if you demand coward Savarkar name, then immediately it will be sanctioned by motu and feku..

    No Tulu or Kannada names will be entertained by Bachhali Janara Party.

    Karnataka BJP leaders are scared of their north and gujju counterparts.

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  • RSRB, Kundapura

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    abdul munim, UDUPI

    British will never arrest a COWARD and send to Adaman for Kaala-Paani punishment...

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    you should visit and reflect, on the life of V Savarkar, at his memorial in Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai !!!!!

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    A coward like sorry varkar who wrote apology letters extending full cooperation to the British is not a freedom fighter but a traitor.

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    " Gupkar lobbyist "

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  • Asrathi Manoj, Karmbar

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    My suggestion is why they can’t open the old gate it’s very easy to excess my Grand parents house, hope they consider my suggestion,

    Aarathi
    Karmbar

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  • RSRB, Kundapura

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    Asrathi Manoj, Karmbar

    This shows you have a personal requirement. Such requirements may be forwarded to the Airport Authority directly as they can not be handled as public interest requirement.

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    seems to be some kind of retirement activity for Congress leaders...

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  • Sahil, Mangaluru

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    50 warsha contract onji chalu gujarati a talemerda karchu depereg yaav.

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  • RSRB, Kundapura

    Thu, Nov 19 2020

    Sahil, Mangaluru

    Instead of feeling jealous, you should have participated in the bidding and clinched the contract.

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  • Rahul, Kadri

    Wed, Nov 18 2020

    What are PROS and CONS of Adani group handling MIA??

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  • Dhanu, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Wed, Nov 18 2020

    The name Mangala ooru, came from Mangala Devi temple 800 year ago. Hnece I suggest the Airport name should have and will be appropriate name"Mangala Devi International Airport". So all problems solved. We should give priority to Goddess.

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  • Sunil Kumar, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 18 2020

    Jobless people... With abba pili

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 18 2020

    That is a noble cause but I don't think it will do any good because Adani Group has signed a contract for fifty years. Time bound contracts come with compensatory measures if the contract is terminated before expiry. Therefore the government will under no circumstances dare terminating it.

    Now, we have MLAs, MPs, and entrepreneurs who have milti-crores of assets. Why can't we chose some barren government land and build an airport in the vicinity of Udupi, Karkala, Moodabidri ?? If Kerala can have half a dozen airports, why we Kannadigas can't take a step in this direction ??

    Let Adani keep maintaining the existing airport. What do you say guys ??

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri

    Wed, Nov 18 2020

    Is the INC, sincere in its approach to rename MIA, or is it a plain deliberate act, to garner attention (Drama) just to stay in the limelight ??? If they have the gumption, then let them rename the airport, after renowned son of the soil... Late Defense Minister, Shri George Fernandes !!!!

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  • P Shetty, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 18 2020

    Congress leaders have no business to do.. and this kind of protest is keeping them busy it seems.. just asking, why not Rani Abbakka International Airport.. what is there in the name? Demand for good services to the travellers...

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  • Mr Kamath, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 18 2020

    Covid second wave incoming......

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