H D K Yuvasene comes into existence in Dakshina Kannada

Mangalore, Mar 5: The district unit of Janata Dal (Secular) announced the formation of H D K Yuvasene in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday, with a view to unite and organise the youth of the district and imbibe leadership qualities in them.

Dakshina Kannada JD(S) core committee president A Sadananda Shetty announced that Pradeep Prabhakar from Puttur had been appointed as the district president of the newly-formed wing of JD(S).

Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, Pradeep Prabhakar said that the Yuvasene was formed as per the recommendation of JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy, in order to unite the youth of all communities in the district and empower them. “Few groups and organisations have been trying to disrupt the communal harmony in the district which was previously known for its peace-loving attitude. The primary purpose of the Yuvasene is to fight against forces which create communal conflicts and disturb the peace in the name of religion. The Yuvasene will work against such forces at all levels,” he said, and added that students would also be included in the youth wing.

“Groups of students will be formed under the Yuvasene in college levels, in order to prevent students and youth from getting involved in anti-communal activities. Political parties such as BJP and Congress have been pulling the youth force to bring communal disturbance in the city and the district. The idea is remove communal disharmony from the roots. The Yuvasene will neither encourage nor support communally-motivated activities in the district,” he said.

He further stated that a programme would be held in the coming days to formally launch the new wing for youth.

JD(S) district general secretary Vasanth Poojary and other JD(S) leaders such as Gopalkrishna Attavar, Shrinath Rai, Sandeep Salian were present among others.

However, the absence of prominent members such state vice-president B Nagaraj Shetty, M B Sadashiv, M G Hegde and Sharan Gowda was conspicuous on the occasion. Mr Prabhakar said that the absent members were engaged in preparations for the upcoming ULB elections on Thursday.