A round table meeting was organised by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) State committee to urge the State government to discuss and address the issues of North Karnataka during the winter session in Belagavi.
The conference was attended by K. Neela, CPI(M) State Executive Committee member and Kalaburagi District Secretary, Chennappa Anegundi, Yadgir district secretary, Ambu Bai Maalge, Bidar district secretary, K.G. Veeresh, Raichur District secretary, and activists M.B. Sajjan, Meenakshi Bali, and Sharanabasappa Mamshetty.
Ms. Neela demanded that the State government abrogate the Karnataka Land Reforms Act which was passed to ease the restriction on purchase of agricultural land by non-agriculturists and conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes.
