Mangaluru : KPCC vice president Ivan D’Souza said that district and state-level committees have been constituted for the success of the 75th birthday celebrations of former CM Siddaramaiah in Davanagere on August 3. Siddaramaiah 75 Amritha Mahotsava Samiti is chalking out plans for the success of the programme which will be attended by 10 lakh people.

“Siddaramaiah is a prominent leader in the party. He need not establish his identity through such programmes. The birthday celebrations are organised by the party and his well-wishers. The party believes in collective leadership,” he said, adding the celebrations are not being organised keeping elections in mind.

Coastal districts, hit by continuous rainfall for the last 10 days, Ivan D’Souza urged the state government to declare as flood-affected areas. Additional special grants should be released to the districts to take up relief measures, he said.