Mangalore : Union Petroleum Minister  M Veerappa Moily met  newly appointed State Ministers from DK  during his visit to the District Congress office on June 24, Monday.

District Minister and State Minister for Forest and Ecology Ramanatha Rai who spoke on the occasion, the BJP attempts to make the district as the Sangh Parivar laboratory has been foiled by the people who have elected the Congress to power.

Moily who spoke to the gathering,  said the Congress President has given three ministers for the undivided DK district and two central ministers and urged all the leaders to work with honesty for the betterment of the district by setting aside their personal interests.

He said there was a need to bring about changes to the several schemes and programmes initiated by the BJP government.

Ibrahim Kodijal, Ivan D’Souza, Suresh Ballal, Mamatha Gatti, Mohammad Masood and other Congress leaders participated in the meeting.