Mangalore: Justice Nagmohan Das Karnataka High Court  was in Mangalore to run a workshop giving adequate information to Mangalore taluk gram Panchayat members in Town Hall with a view to know their responsibilities after due elections to basic units of self rule, on behalf of DK ZP and DK Legal Services Authority, on Saturday morning (Nov.13).

Justice Das inaugurated the event and advised rural democracy representatives to be model citizens for other districts. He wrote a book on ”Grama Rajya” (under Gandhian ideas) for the occasion and B.S Narayana Swamy released it during the workshop run.

Justice Das analyzed the problems facing the state, mainly political leadership and its failures. The sovereign people have to run the democratic system now for their own good.

Justice Das hoped better understanding and proper action by voters of Panchayat to improve administration and working results. When Hindus were in majority, leaders  asked what name should be given to this new country-Hindustan, Bharat or India? The reply given by people was a secular state, not in favour of any community. There are 80,000 GPs in Karnataka. It has problems relating to women’s empowerment, minimum education, agricultural changes, and fundamental transformation to meet deadlines in modern world of science and technology. If we lose morals and money, our age-old culture is bound to die, observed Justice Nagmohan Das.

DK ZIlla Panchayat Chief Santosh Kumar Bhandary presided. Dr. H.N Krishna, state Information Commissioner, DC Subodh Yadav, MCC Commissioner Dr. Vijay Prakash, Mangalore Bar Association Chief S.P Chengappa, M.A Kotian and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Manjula Shetty, a lecturer, conducted the programme H.R Deshpande, District sessions judge, welcomed the guests. P. Shivashankar, CEO in DK – ZP proposed a vote of thanks.