Mangaluru : The eight Legislative Assembly constituencies ‘Mane Manege Congress”, a door-to-door campaign, flagged off at Shivabagh in the city on Saturday.

District In-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait and AICC Secretary P C Vishnunath and other party workers were present on the occasion.

Speaking after campaign inauguration Vishnunath said that the campaign is being held in all Legislative Assembly constituencies in the state for a month. The party workers will visit every household and create awareness on the fulfilled promises of the Congress, he added.

The campaign will highlight the welfare schemes of the state government and the failures of the Modi-led NDA government at the Centre.

The campaign aims at informing households about the benefits they have received under various welfare schemes. It also intends at gradually transforming the Congress from being a mass-based party to a cadre-based with active participation of booth-level agents.

Minister Tanveer Sait said that the Congress has fulfilled the promises made during the election time. “We will visit every house and let the people know the work done by the Congress. The campaign will go on for a month and we will visit every voter. The Opposition parties are engaged in leveling false allegations against the state government, ” he charged.

Minister Ramanath Rai said that the Congress will be taken to the doorsteps of the people. The aim is to maintain peace and harmony in the society and let the people know the achievement of the government, he added.

When asked about confusion over Dasara holidays, Minister Tanveer Sait said the authorities will take a decision on the schedule of the major festivals and national holidays.

“It was true that there was confusion over holidays for Dasara. After Dasara holidays were rescheduled for Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu, we got request from Udupi and other districts too,” he added.

MLA J R Lobo, Chief Whip of the government in Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza and others were present.