Dalits leaders to meet Sonia

MYSORE, feb 18 : More than 100 dalit leaders from the state will meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in the last week of February to request her not to remove Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge from the post of the opposition leader.

KPCC member Cheluvadi Narayanswamy said on Wednesday that any step to remove Kharge from his post at this juncture will send a wrong signal to the masses, particularly among the dalits. It will result in the Congress losing its support base among the dalits, he added.

He said dalits have supported the Congress with the hope that Kharge will become the chief minister.