Mangaluru : DK District Administration and Bharath Seva Dal organized Gandhi Jayanthi on October 2, Friday at  Gandhi statue in front of Town Hall.

Rich tributes were paid to the Mahatma in a simple ceremony with all Covid-19 guidelines.

Deputy Commissioner Dr K V Rajendra, DK District in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary and others garlanded the Gandhi statue.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said the messages propagated by the Mahatma and his ideals are relevant at all times. He also said the district was in the lead in realising Gandhiji’s vision of Swachha Bharath.

Mayor Diwaker Pandeshwar, Deputy Mayor Vedavathi, MUDA Chairman Ravishanker Mijar, SP Lakshmi Prasad, MCC Commissioner Akshi Sridhar, Smart City Ltd MD Muhammad Nazeer, Bharath Seva Dal Secretary T K Sudhir , District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Pradeep Kumar Kalkura and others were present.