Bangalore: Backward class leaders of the Congress convened a meeting at a private hotel n Bangalore on October 1, Monday to discuss the party strategy for the next elections and also to see that a large number of backward class people supported the party.
The meeting was held under the leadership of MC Venugopal, President of the BC Cell of the Congress. KH Muniappa, Union Minister of state for Railways, AICC Secretary Vinaykumar Sorake, MLAs Dinesh Gundurao, NA Harris, former minister KG George and other leaders attended the meeting.
KPCC General Secretary Dr L Hanumanthaih spoke on the “Current position of backward classes in the State,” while VR Sudarshan and U Bhupathi presented talks on ‘Challenges before Backward classes,” and “Political Representation to Backward classes” respectively.