Mangalore : Mamatha Gatti, president of Congress women’s party said that many BPL cards have been cancelled without the notice of public and same will happen with the APL card too.

She was speaking at the fourth general body meeting of DK Zilla Panchayat in the ZP office on October 20, Thursday. She said that the ration cards are widely used to provide identity and address proof and canceling without any notice is just irresponsibility on the part of food and civil supplies department.

The officials and ministers apart from giving false assurance have done nothing so far. 

The problems faced by arecanut growers regarding the yellow leaf disease were also discussed at the meeting.

Vision 2020, a document prepared by the ZP for the development of DK, was also discussed.

Shailaja Bhat, the ZP president; Dhanalaxmi, the vice president; Dr. K. N. Vijayaprakash, the CEO; and the GP members were also present at the meeting.