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Dr. JP appeals to voters not to be swayed by wild promises

Loksatta Party national President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today appealed to people of the two new States – Telangana and Andhra Pradesh – to vote only for candidates with integrity and competence who alone will safeguard their future.

Addressing media after releasing a list of 51 candidates who will be contesting elections to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, Dr. JP warned that the two new States would face a bleak future if they vote for parties which are promising all types of sops including loan waivers unmindful of fiscal constraints.

The united Andhra Pradesh had witnessed agitations for and against formation of Telangana because youth in the two regions were concerned about their livelihood opportunities.

Instead of promising generation of more power, encouragement of manufacturing and provision of job opportunities to youth, most parties are trying to grab power by hoodwinking people with temporary sops and unrealistic promises.

Dr. JP said it would be a case of stillbirth both for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh if people do not wake up and think about their future. They should not be swayed by politics of money, dynasty and loyalties to caste and religion as they exercise their franchise.

Dr. JP said the elections have become so murky that in the just concluded ZPTC elections, some candidates had spent up to Rs.7crore each. All that the winners do is electing a zilla parishad chairperson. They have nothing to do thereafter for five years.

The two States are witnessing a mad, unbridled quest for power because it enables victors to loot people and the exchequer. No wonder, with candidates switching from one party to another at such a fast pace, that people do not know on behalf of which party they are contesting.

Dr. JP said people should realize elections are meant for them to chalk out their future and not the future of the candidates in the fray.

Dr. JP recalled that when all other parties promoted regional animosities, the Loksatta alone had worked for an amicable solution to the bifurcation of the State. It highlighted the problems the two emerging States would face and proposed solutions. He was happy and proud when the Union Government accepted most of Loksatta’s ideas.

All his happiness is now evaporating as he witnesses political parties making wild promises with the single point program of coming to power.

The Loksatta Party, he said, is contesting only a limited number of seats. It is seeking people’s votes not to come to power but to safeguard their future in the two States. It is fielding young and educated candidates. The average age of the 51 candidates named today is 35. They include 28 candidates belonging to BCs, SCs and minorities.

Replying to a question, Dr. JP said that Mr. Anurag Kejriwal of Delhi who made wild allegations against the party had been suspended.

Releasing the list of candidates, Mr. D. V. V. S. Varma, Convener of the party’s Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee, appealed to people to vote for the Loksatta Party which alone can give a direction to youth who are in a state of despondency in the wake of the State’s bifurcation. He warned against voting for the YSRCP, which is steeped in corruption and the TDP, which is making reckless promises.

Mr. Varma said that the second list containing about 25 candidates will be released on April 16.

Party leaders Y. D. Rama Rao, Bhisetty Babji and Omkar took part in the media conference.

Following is the list of candidates released today.

S.No District Constituency Name Social Category
1 Srikakulam Palasa Tammineni Madhava Rao BC
2 Srikakulam Amudalavalasa Tammineni Annama Naidu BC
3 Srikakulam Rajam (SC) T.S. Babu Rao SC
4 Srikakulam Srikakulam Panchadi Rambabu BC
5 Srikakulam Echerla Pydi Ammi Naidu BC
6 Vizianagaram Gajapati Nagaram D. Eshwara Rao BC
7 Vizianagaram Vizianagaram K.R.D. Prasad BC
8 Vizag Vizag (North) Bheesetti Babji BC
9 Vizag Vizag (East) N. Venugopal OC
10 Vizag Vizag (West) Raman Balla SC
11 Vizag Gajuwaka Jampana Sridevi OC
12 Vizag Anakapalli V. Nukaraju OC
13 East Godavari Kakinada City Y.D. Rama Rao OC
14 East Godavari Mandapeta P.V.V. Ramakrishna Rao OC
15 East Godavari Ramachandrapuram M.B.S. Sastri OC
16 East Godavari Mummidivaram P. Prabhakar OC
17 West Godavari Eluru CH. Bheemeswara Rao OC
18 West Godavari Narsapur Nalla Surya Chandar Rao OC
19 West Godavari Nidadhavole Jeedigunta Krishna OC
20 Krishna Vijayawada East V. Bhanuprakash OC
21 Krishna Vijayawada Central B. Ashok Kumar SC
22 Krishna Vijayawada West G. Shiva Prasad BC
23 Krishna Penamaluru Zameel Ahmed Baig Minority
24 Krishna Machilipatnam Ankem Jitendra OC
25 Krishna Gannavaram Pamarthi Ramakrishna BC
26 Krishna Avanigadda N. Radha Krishna BC
27 Krishna Pedana Thirumani Edukondalu BC
28 Krishna Jaggayyapeta Ramakrishna Varma BC
29 Guntur Guntur West J. Irama Murthy BC
30 Guntur Chilakaluri Peta Madasu Bhanu Prasad SC
31 Guntur Macharla Darvemula Prakash OC
32 Prakasam Ongole Allu Shiva Ramesh Reddy OC
33 Prakasam S.Nutalapadu Varikotu Anjaneyulu SC
34 Prakasam Chirala G. Balasubramanyam BC
35 Prakasam Parchur J. Praveen Kumar OC
36 Prakasam Kanigiri T.V.K. Subbarao OC
37 Prakasam Markapuram S. Chandra Shekar BC
38 Prakasam Giddaluru K. Venkateswarlu BC
39 Prakasam Kondepi (SC) G. Madhava Rao SC
40 Nellore Nellore City N. Sridhar OC
41 Nellore Guduru K.V. Krishnaiah SC
42 Nellore Sulluru Peta J. Venkateswarlu SC
43 Nellore Nellore Rural Tunga Narayana Reddy OC
44 Chittoor Tirupati M.Siddaiah Naidu OC
45 Chittoor Thambllapally S. Saravana Kumar BC
46 Chittoor Madhanapally S. Jaya Chandra Reddy OC
47 Chittoor Nagari Pothugunta Vijay Babu  
48 Kurnool Nadhyal J. Souri Reddy OC
49 Kurnool Emmiganur K. Vasantha Kumar OC
50 Kurnool Srisailam Bannuru Ameenuddin Minority
51 Kurnool Aluru G. Nagaraju BC
Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 21:34

Dr. JP launching campaign from L. B. Nagar on Sunday

Lok Satta Party national President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, who is contesting for the Lok Sabha from Malkajigiri constituency, is launching his full-fledged electoral campaign beginning with the L. B. Nagar Assembly segment on Sunday, April 13.

He will walk with party volunteers in Indira Priyadarsini Park in Saroornagar from 7-00 a.m. to 8-30 a.m. He will conduct a road show from Saroornagar to Dilsukhnagar Chowrasta via P & T Colony from 8-30 a.m. to 9-30 a.m.

He will interact with first time voters at Sitara Hotel at L. B. Nagar Chowrasta from 10-00 a.m. to 12 noon.

He will conduct a road show from 5-00 p.m. in Qutbullapur Assembly segment. He will be touching IDPL NTR statue area, Adarshnagar, Chintal, Shapoornagar, Suraram and Qutbullapur.

Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 21:07

Mr Anurag Kejriwal, former President of Delhi unit of the party was expelled from party's membership

Loksatta Party on Saturday expelled former Delhi unit president Mr. Anurag Kejriwal from its membership, with immediate effect for the gross violation of the code of ethics and principles that the party advocates and has scrupulously followed for the past 18 years.

Mr.Kejriwal was expelled after a sting operation by a news channel in which he was seen bragging about his ability to influence the party leadership to work for certain vested interests. He also expressed willingness to field Dummy candidates in the Delhi assembly election to undercut other parties and was seen discussing the quantum of funding required for the party's Campaign currently underway in Andhra Pradesh. LSP National President Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan is the frontrunner for the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat in Hyderabad.

Mr. Surendra Srivastava, Loksatta Party's National General Secretary in a statement said that LSP decided to expel Mr. Kejriwal for making false claims and trying to bring the party's name into disrepute. The party is also exploring the possibility of other action against him.

Mr. Kejriwal was earlier asked to resign as the Delhi State President and from the National Steering Committee of the party. The expulsion is in line with the exemplary standards of conduct set by LokSatta Party in public life. This should send an unambiguous message that the party has absolutely zero-tolerance for such acts of indiscretions which seeks to strike the very edifice of high moral standards and the basic ideals of the party.

The National General Secretary described as poppycock Mr. Kejriwal's claims of putting up dummy candidates and disrupting parliamentary sessions at the behest of vested interests. He said candidate selection in Loksatta Party is not done by one individual but through a process of primaries while the track record of Dr Jayaprakash Narayan as a legislator in the outgoing Andhra Pradesh assembly spoke for itself.

Such acts jeopardize the selfless contributions of LokSatta Party members and volunteers that have made it the pioneer of clean politics and the supporters of the party should rest assured that the Party will always act decisively to preserve its character and reputation as the agents of positive change in Indian politics. LokSatta Party firmly believes that personal integrity is a sine-quo-non for probity in public life.

Mr. Srivastava further said Loksatta Party had always supported policies that were in the national interest irrespective of who promoted them and would continue to do so. He said, LSP had worked with parties across the spectrum to champion laws that would help clean up the country's polity, such as The Right to Information Act, The election funding law, The candidates disclosures, The Lokpal Bill, The Right to Services Bill and The National Judicial Commission Bill etc.

Mr. Srivastava also said Loksatta Party accepts donations only by cheque and never in cash.

LSP National General Secretary Mr. Surendra Srivastava also announced that the working committee and executive committee of the Delhi State unit had been suspended and a five-member interim panel of Loksatta's youth leaders has been set up to run the party's affairs until further notice.

Mr.Achyutam Kallani, 29, a banker by profession, will be the convener of the panel. The other members are Mr. Siddharth Panwar, 30, a researcher; Mr. Hemant Chandak, 33, corporate professional, Mr. Dushyant Arora, 26, a lawyer and Mr. Anuj Middha, 26, an entrepreneur.

Mr. Achyutam Kallani may be contacted at 0 981 1546 269 or achyutamkalyani@gmail.com

Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 21:00

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