The Congress party’s list of candidates for the local body elections in DK district-level will be finalised by September 14, said District Congress Vice-President B Sadananda Poonja.

Addressing media persons here on Sunday, he said the applications received from the ticket aspirants have been sent to the block committees, and the process of primary selection has already been started.

The list prepared by the block Congress committees will reach the district committee by Sept 10.

The list will be finalised with the presence of senior leader Janardhana Poojary, and subsequently will be sent to the KPCC chief, he informed.

A separate file is being maintained for the City Corporation, for which a total of 292 applications have been received from 60 wards. It has been unanimously decided that opportunity should be given to youth, committed and those who are deceived of opportunities earlier, Mr Poonja said.

Party leaders Sankappa Rai, Kalavathi, Kodijal Ibrahim, Sadashiva Ullal, Kallige Taranath Shetty, Vijaykumar Sorake, C A Rahim and C P Jayaram have been appointed as the observers of different blocks.

List preparation
The list will be prepared by the block committee heads and observers, he added.

WHO IS DCC PRESIDENT?
The Saturday’s appointment of former minister B Ramanath Rai as the District Congress President; Mr Sadananda Poonja’s press meet where no other party leaders were seen; his “no comment” mode on the new appointment; his repeated statements that “Mr Blasius D’Souza is still the president of District Congress”... have again posed several questions regarding the indifference in the District Congress, in the wake of the forthcoming local body polls.

For the queries from media, Mr Poonja, in the beginning said, he would not comment on the appointment of Mr Rai, but later clarified that he has all wishes for the new president. However, he said as Mr Rai is yet to take the charge, Mr D’Souza himself is the present president.

For the absence of the party leaders, he said Mr D’Souza is not keeping well, while others are participating in an important meeting. Though Mr Poonja said all is well in the party, he later added that indifference is common in a big set-up, but it won’t affect the election results.