Regional imbalance grievance spreads to coastal-Malnad region in Karnataka

Flagging widespread regional inequality in the health, education and employment sectors and burgeoning confusion over the Forest Rights Act and Kasturirangan report, thousands of people from Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan and Uttara Kannada districts along with 36 MLAs have organised a mega consultation meeting in Bengaluru on October 31.