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Dr. JP’s tribute to Chukkapalli

Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan said that Mr. Chukkapalli Pitchaiah, who passed away at Vijayawada on May 24, was not merely a prominent businessman but also a philanthropist, humanist and ideal citizen.

In a media statement, Dr. JP said that Mr. Pitchaiah regarded himself as a trustee for the money he earned as an ethical businessman and spent part of it for social welfare. The society today needs a large number of people like Mr. Pitchaiah who lived up to Mahatma Gandhi’s trusteeship doctrine. Young business people should regard him as a role model.

Left leaning Pitchaiah developed Popular Shoe Mart to match multinational companies. He tried to promote awareness on social evils like caste by publishing and distributing booklets during events like marriages.

Dr. JP recalled that Mr. Pitchaiah had a soft corner for the Lok Satta and conveyed condolences to his family members and employees.

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 20:00

Minister's arrest reveals only the tip of the iceberg of corruption: Dr. JP

The Central Bureau of Investigation's arrest of Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana indicates how deep the rot in Andhra Pradesh Government is, commented Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan here today.

"It is a reflection of rampant and habitual abuse of authority, a hallmark of politics and governance in the State for several years," said Dr. JP in a media statement.

He appealed to all sections of people to cooperate with the investigating agencies and help expose and punish the guilty in all corrupt deals involving abuse of power, illegitimate gains to certain favored people, loss to public exchequer and loss of precious natural resources.

Dr. JP pointed out that there are many more in the Government, public sector and corporate world who acted with great impunity and plundered the State. They must be thoroughly investigated and the money flow established in the crimes for which they are charged.

"Above all, the process of justice must be speeded up and a framework created to ensure that everybody, no matter how high, is brought to book."

He called for vastly strengthening the investigative and forensic abilities of the CBI, which as of now does not have adequate resources to investigate mounting and complex corruption cases.

Dr. JP demanded that the CBI, ACB and CBCID be made completely autonomous, accountable and non-political independent bodies. Prosecution of offences should be independent of political and executive control. An independent and strong Lokayukta should be constituted at the State level with adequate powers and resources to deal with corruption.

Dr. JP demanded constitution of special courts to ensure swift and sure justice and confiscation of properties of the corrupt.

"What is happening is the beginning of a process of addressing the challenges of corruption. We must not rest until clean governance and policies are in place."

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 18:36

Dr. JP to address dentistry convention

Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan will be the chief guest at the sixth National Post-graduate Students' Convention of the Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry at Vikarabad in Ranga Reddy district on Friday, May 25.

About 400 delegates and eminent faculty will take part in the convention being organized at Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery.

The convention aims at imparting knowledge and skills to post-graduate students in the subject of public health dentistry, says Dr. S. Jagadeeswara Rao, the convention's organizing secretary.

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 17:50

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