The third state conference of Karnataka Janashakti, a conglomerate of different social movements, began at Pt. Siddarama Jambaladinni Rangamandir in Raichur on Sunday.
Noted lawyer S. Balan, farmers’ leaders Chamarasa Malipatil, H.R. Basavarajappa, Badagalpur Nagendra and Sidgouda Modagi, progressive writer Rahamat Tarikere, an Adivasi activist from Madhya Pradesh, Madhuri, a trade union leader from Delhi Mrigank, working-class leader Avamsh Mumshi from West Bengal and political activist Akhilesh Pratap Singh from Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka Janashkati leaders Noor Sridhar, Kumar Samatala and Mallige Sirimane were among a few leaders who participated in the event.
Nearly a thousand delegates of Karnataka Janashakti, apart from a few representatives of different movements across India, participated in the first day of the event.