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Lok Satta Party national President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan will be campaigning on behalf of party candidates in Bengaluru on April 20 and 21.

The Lok Satta has fielded 28 candidates, most of them professionals, in the elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly scheduled to be held on May 5.

Dr. JP will be campaigning in Malleswaram and Bommanahalli constituencies on April 20 and in Basavangudi and Hebbal constituencies on April 21.

He will be administering oath to party candidates and addressing party workers and public meetings during his Bengaluru visit.

The following is the list of Lok Satta Party candidates contesting in constituencies named against them:

Ashwin Mahesh, 43, Astronomer, urban expert, journalist - Bommanahalli

Shanthala Damle, 40, Software professional - Basavanagudi

Yogaiah VC, 59, Ex-Serviceman (IAF), HR Consultant - Byatarayanapura

Sumitra Iyengar, 57, Entrepreneur - Padmanabha Nagar

Naveena C K, 30, Runs small IT company in Mysore - Krishnaraja

Shankaralinge Gowda, 68, Retired school teacher, farmer - Chikkamagaluru

Dr.Meenakshi Bharath, 55, Gynecologist and fertility expert - Malleswaram

Ravi Krishnareddy, 39, Software professional, writer, social activist - BTM Layout

Sridhar Pabbisetty, 35, COO, Center for Public Policy, IIM-B - Hebbal

Ms.Rupa Rani, 45, Pharmacist - Rajajinagar

Rajshree Muralidhar, 39, Marketing Manager - Mahalaxmi Layout

Mahadevappa Gowda, 30, Lecturer - Sira

Vasant Dalawai, 38, Farmer, Runs NGO - Athani

Guruswamy Nayak, 26, Farmer - Raichur Rural

S. Venkatesh Murthy (Thomas Mathew), 28, Preacher - Bhadravati

Deepak Malgar, 27, Lecturer - Basavakalyan

Nagaraj Shankararao Tigadi, 51, Consulting Civil Engineer - Hubli-Dharwad West

Murali CG, 37, Journalist - Kolar

Krishnappa TR, 62, Agriculturist, social activist - Sagar

Sampatkumar Muttalli, 40, Advocate - Hirekeruru

Ramanna RHJ, 60, Judicial Services - Raichur City

Siddalinga Chandranna Keroor, 49, Farmer, social activist - Jevargi

Dr. Abdul Kareem, 30, Consultant Orthodontist - Bidar South

Nagesh Vilas Sakhare, 29, Software professional - Belagavi North

Rohith Patel, 28, Radio Jockey - Jayanagar

Madhu BM, 30, Editor in television media - Kadur

Teerthappa Ballavara, 38, Farmers’ leader - Tarikere

N. Kalingappa, 58, Farmer and social activist - Siraguppa

Although belated, the Andhra Pradesh Government decision to allocate 5342 hectares of iron ore mines in Bayyaram and other places to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) is welcome, said Lok Satta Party national President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan here today.

In a media statement, Dr. JP wanted the State Government to acquire land in and around Ramayapatnam in Prakasam district for the major port-cum-shipyard proposed by the Union Government.

Dr. JP recalled that when he met the VSP management in the wake of an industrial accident, it sought allocation of iron ore mines for captive mining with a view to improving production and profitability and creating more jobs. Although long overdue, the Government decision to allocate iron ore mines to VSP is most welcome.

Dr. JP said that the State Government should acquire land in and around Ramayapatnam in Prakasam district for the port-cum-shipyard proposed by the Union Government in the context of the Indian Navy taking over Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam. It has not materialized so far because the State Government had earmarked rights over 400 km of coastline to private port companies. The Lok Satta Party had exposed the irregularities in agreements with private port companies in the Assembly on March 8, 2011.

Dr. JP said that the port-cum-shipyard would attract investments of up to Rs.20000 crore in course of time and contribute to the economic development of south coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Dr. JP today demanded that the State Government scrap the irregular agreements with private port companies and allocate land for the proposed major port-cum-shipyard.

Dr. JP also welcomed the Union Law Ministry proposal to constitute a Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC). A panel of three eminent jurists - Justices M. N. Venkatachalaiah, J. S. Varma and V. R. Krishna Iyer – constituted by the Lok Satta had endorsed the proposal. There is also a broad political consensus on the proposal. A commission comprising representatives of the Government, Opposition, judges and jurists should be entrusted with the job of appointment of judges. Dr. JP said that the judiciary cannot appoint itself and called for building public opinion ensure to ensure that the JAC is not sacrificed at the altar of partisan politics.