Date:01/02/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/02/01/stories/2007020120930400.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

`Nominate union leader to board'

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: Members of the Karnataka State Corporation, Municipality, Town Municipality Pourakarmikara Maha Union have urged the State Government to nominate union's secretary-general A. Jaereyem to one of its boards and corporations.

Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, vice-president of the union Subbarayudu said the six unions of contract pourakarmikas working for the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike had chosen Mr. Jaereyem as their representative. Mr. Jaereyem was a member of the BJP State Scheduled Castes Morcha Executive Committee. "We had made a request to BJP leaders and expected that our representative would be accommodated in recent nominations. But this has not happened. We urge the Government to incorporate our plea in the remaining nominations," he said.