Mangalore : Congress district unit staged a protest in front of Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) claiming former district-in-charge minister Krishna Palemar, for trying to prevent road widening near Padavu.

Addressing the protestors, former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty said that as per the revised master plan, the road was supposed to be widened by 24m, but later it was withdrawn to help Vikas Education Trust.

He also said that earlier Palemar had sent an application to the MUDA to withdraw the proposed road widening plan and make adjustment by widening it by only 12m.

He urged the MUDA to widen the road because it connects to the Mangalore Airport and claimed that Palemar had withdrawn the project for private purposes.

Later they submitted a memorandum to the governor through the MCC commissioner demanding that the road widening project must not be withdrawn.