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New President, General Secretary and Treasurer for Loksatta Party Telangana State Unit

Loksatta Party National General Secretary Hymavati Potineni, announced the new leadership team for Loksatta Telangana State unit. Dr.M. Pandu Ranga Rao (Dr. PR Rao), senior Loksatta leader has been named as the new State President, youth leader Mr. K. Solkar Reddy as State General Secretary. Dr. Pasala Bhaskara Rao, one of the founding members of Loksatta party has been named as Treasurer for the state unit.

Loksatta Party Telangana State Unit President Sri Bandaru Ramamohana Rao and General Secretary Sri Srinivas Reddy stepped down from their respective leadership roles. Loksatta founder Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan and National President Surendra Srivastava thanked outgoing President Sri Bandaru Ramamohana Rao and General Secretary Sri Srinivas Reddy for their selfless service rendered to the party for many years and expect their continued leadership.

Other office bearers and Chairpersons of Various State Committee (s) for Telangana State Unit & that of Hyderabad City (GHMC) unit will be announced soon.

Profiles of Leaders:

Dr. M. Pandu Ranga Rao, a veterinarian by education has spent 42 years in a Swiss Multinational and retired in 2013 as CEO South Asia. Studied management in Harvard US and Ashridge (UK). Joined Loksatta party in 2008 and contested assembly elections from Malakpet in 2009. Held several leadership positions in Loksatta party over the years, instrumental in strengthening the party post 2014 election and most recently served as Vice President.

Mr. K. Solkar Reddy, born in 1981 in a farmers family, studied MCA. A software professional after short stint as programmer, established his own business of setting up Solar power. Joined Loksatta Movement in 2002 and Loksatta Party since it's inception in 2006 and contested twice in assembly elections from Rajendranagar. He has been in charge of the constituency for more than a decade and became State President of Yuvasatta in 2014.

Dr. P. Bhaskar Rao is a veterinarian by qualification has worked long years serving needy farmers in State Bank of India and is an expert in farmer's issues. One of the founding members of Loksatta party (8/8/2006) Dr. Rao held several leadership positions including Director of LSP Leadership Training Center, and as Treasurer for National Unit, Member of Telangana State Working Committee.  He has contested as corporator, in 2010 GHMC elections from Kothapet.

 

Saturday, May 2, 2015 - 20:15

Loksatta Party Sternly Condemns the GoI For Not Criminalizing Marital Rape

Loksatta Party sternly condemns the GoI for not criminalizing marital rape. In the name of Indian culture, the sitting BJP government at the center is blatantly abdicating their responsibility to ensure basic human rights and constitutionally enshrined fundamental rights of women. Instead the GoI is audaciously citing Indian culture for their rejection of basic governmental duties.

Rape or non consensual sex is by definition an act of violence. To claim that Indian culture treats marriage as sacred and therefore espouses violence and forced sex within marriage is both a contradiction and travesty, not to mention denigrating of India.

Loksatta Party National President Surendra Srivastava lambasted the GoI for misrepresenting Indian culture to suit their atavistic gender related attitudes. "The beauty of Indian culture is its ability to hold a mirror to itself and reflect on it's own anachronisms. It is to live and let live. That has led to repealing of many unfair laws and creation of other laws to protect and engender social good. Rape, in any circumstance is abhorrent and by tolerating marital rape, India daily acknowledges that women are lesser humans without right of their bodies and no recourse for pain and violence. As a lawyer and a human being, I find this stance of the GoI unacceptable."

Tara K, National Chairperson of Strategy for Loksatta Party, commented, "We are glad that the sitting governments of yesteryears did not preclude the abolishing of dowry and passing of anti Dowry and anti bride burning laws, the banning of child marriages and the passing of the prohibition of child marriage laws and the eradication of widow burning, all in the name of tradition, culture, education and background of the Indian people. Had they appropriated to themselves the sole custodianship of Indian culture the way the current GoI is acting, these barbaric practices would never have been outlawed."

Loksatta Party, as a relentless champion for women, strongly urges the GoI to criminalize marital rape. India must treat women as first class citizens. accord them dignity of life and a marital institution that is safe and happy.

Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 18:14

Loksatta Party Sternly Condemns the GoI For Not Criminalizing Marital Rape

Loksatta Party sternly condemns the GoI for not criminalizing marital rape. In the name of Indian culture, the sitting BJP government at the center is blatantly abdicating their responsibility to ensure basic human rights and  constitutionally enshrined fundamental rights of women. Instead the GoI is audaciously citing Indian culture for their rejection of basic governmental duties.

Rape or non consensual sex is by definition an act of violence. To claim that Indian culture treats marriage as sacred and therefore espouses violence and forced sex within marriage is both a contradiction and travesty, not to mention denigrating of India.

Loksatta Party National President Surendra Srivastava lambasted the GoI for misrepresenting Indian culture to suit their atavistic gender related attitudes. "The beauty of Indian culture is its ability to hold a mirror to itself and reflect on it's own anachronisms. It is to live and let live. That has led to repealing of many unfair laws and creation of other laws to protect and engender social good. Rape, in any circumstance is abhorrent and by tolerating marital rape, India daily acknowledges that women are lesser humans without right of their bodies and no recourse for pain and violence. As a lawyer and a human being, I find this stance of the GoI unacceptable."

Tara K, National Chairperson of Strategy for Loksatta Party, commented, "We are glad that the sitting governments of yesteryears did not preclude the abolishing of dowry and passing of anti Dowry and anti bride burning laws, the banning of child marriages and the passing of the prohibition of child marriage laws and the eradication of widow burning, all in the name of tradition, culture, education and background of the Indian people. Had they appropriated to themselves the sole custodianship of Indian culture the way the current GoI is acting, these barbaric practices would never have been outlawed."

Loksatta Party, as a relentless champion for women, strongly urges the GoI to criminalize marital rape. India must treat women as first class citizens. accord them dignity of life and a marital institution that is safe and happy.

Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 18:11

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