Polls fray enter for trade union leaders

MANGALORE: After a gap of 18 years, a trade union leader has entered poll fray in Dakshina Kannada parliamentary constituency. Senior trade union
leader and CITU state president B Madhava filed the nomination paper as CPM candidate here on Monday.

CPM last contested from Mangalore parliamentary constituency in 1991 with P Ramachandra Rao as its candidate. Speaking to reporters, Madhava said he was contesting as the candidate of Third Front with support of JD(S) and CPI. He said CPM would contest elections based on pro-people movement that the party had organized in the region. Both Congress and BJP-led fronts have lost confidence of the people who were looking for a change, which will be provided by the Third Front, he said.

B Madhava is a familiar name in worker's movement of the district. He joined CPM in 1972 and worked with CITU. He had organized several labour movements of beedi, construction and tile factory workers and was instrumental in forming the transport and engineering workers union. JD(S) district president K B Balaraj Rai said his party would extend full support to Madhava.

Assets over Rs 17 lakh
CPM candidate B Madhava has declared assets worth Rs 17,09,214 including fixed deposits, amount in SB accounts, property and cash on hand. His wife Veda Madhava possesses assets worth Rs 3,53,519. Details of the assets are as follows: An amount of Rs 1,01,000 fixed deposits in various banks and cooperative society, Rs 1,05,714 in SB accounts in scheduled and cooperative banks, non-agricultural land worth Rs 10 lakh and a house worth Rs 5 lakh. Veda has Rs 60,000 in a cooperative society, Rs 5,519 in SB accounts in a scheduled and cooperative banks and jewellery worth Rs 2,88,000.

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