Mangalore : Dakshina Kannada district women’s Congress will organize convention and felicitation programme at Town Hall on Feb 5, Tuesday.

Speaking at the press meet held at District Congress office on Feb 3, Saturday, Mamatha Gatty said that All India Women’s Congress vice president Maheshwari will inaugurate the convention, while Manjula Naidu, president Karnataka Women’s Congress will preside.

Senior Indian National Congress leader and AICC General Secretary Oscar Fernandes, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily, Former union minister B Janardhan Poojary, KPCC state president Dr G Parameshwar, AICC secretary Vinay Kumar Sorake, District Congress president B Ramanath Rai, MLA Abhaychandra Jain, MLA U T Khader, MLA Vasantha Bangera will be the guest of honour on the occasion.

Former minister Motamma, MCC Mayor Gulzar Banu, Former Minister Rani Sathish, AICC secretary Geetha, Former MP BK Thara Devi and Tejaswini Gowda, women’s congress state vice president Sarala Kanchan, Udupi women’s congress district president Veronika and KPCC secretary Shyamala Bhandary will participate as the chief guests, she said.

She said that around 2,500 people are expected to participate in the convention. The programme will be organized to strengthen the women power in the state and fight against the injustice taking place frequently.

She also said that senior women congress activists will honour one woman from 16 blocks each.

Congress women’s leaders Kripa AmarAlva, B N Bharathi, Shashikala Prasad, Shobha Keshav, Lakshmi Nair, Hilda Alva, Lokeshwari Vinaychandra, Yashavanthi Alva and others were present at the press meet.