Bajpe Town Panchayat Members Protest Against Airport Authorities

Mangalore Today News Network

Bajpe, August 9, 2026: Members of the Bajpe Town Panchayat staged a protest at Kenjar on Saturday, alleging mismanagement and negligence at Mangaluru International Airport and accusing the airport authorities of failing to address repeated requests and grievances raised by local elected representatives.

During the protest, officials from Mangaluru International Airport arrived at the spot and received a memorandum from the protesters in the presence of local MLA Umanath Kotyan. The officials assured the protesters that all the demands raised would be addressed by the end of this month.

Following the assurance, the protesters called off the agitation for the time being. However, the councillors warned that if the assurances were not fulfilled within the stipulated deadline, they would intensify their protest.

Bajpe Town Panchayat president Lokesh Poojary, vice-president Mallika Chandrashekar, Standing Committee chairman Ritesh Shetty, and councillors Siraj Bajpe, Rajesh Amin, Padmanabha, Jayanth, Jacob Pereira, Kiran, Gulshan Banu, Farzana, Dinesh and Supritha Shetty, among others, participated in the protest.