Mangaluru, Feb. 25 -- A day after 31 Congress MLAs wrote to top leadership demanding representation in the cabinet, Congress leader M Veerappa Moily pointed out that everyone starts somewhere and emphasized merit over experience.

He said "lobbying" isn't the way to become a minister.

"We were all newcomers at one point. When I entered politics at the age of 22, Devaraj Urs was the Chief Minister. Even at that time, new faces were given opportunities. Therefore, it is not morally right to say that new representatives should not be given a chance... If there is merit, anyone can become a minister... It is not possible to become a minister through lobbying," he told reporters a day earlier.

This comes after 31 Congress MLAs wrote a letter...