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Conducting last rites for Assembly Anti Constitutional: Lok Satta Party

The Lok Satta Party today termed the Joint Action Committee plan to conduct ‘the monthly rites for the dead’ Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on March 17 is blatantly unconstitutional.

In a media statement, Lok Satta Party Working President D. V. V. S. Varma regretted that the BJP and the TRS would be associating themselves with the action plan of JAC Chairman Prof. Kodandaram.

Mr. Varma said the action plan shocked all those who believe in the Constitution and democracy. Such an adventure will be welcome only to those who believe in extra parliamentary means, constitutional crises and anarchic violence. The proposal mirrors the deteriorating situation in Andhra Pradesh and highlights how movements launched to accomplish an objective go astray, going by the attacks on the Assembly, general shutdowns, and vandalism.

Mr. Varma said there would only be anarchy if the Constitution and legislatures are given a burial. He appealed to all supporters of the Telangana movement and believers in democracy to raise their voice against such adventurism. He reiterated his demand that the Government take the initiative to hold a debate in the legislature on the Telangana demand and arrive at a solution acceptable to all regions of the State.

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 16:45

Dandi March II against Corruption begins

The Lok Satta Party today expressed its solidarity with NRIs in the U. S. who have launched Dandi March II, as part of their campaign against corruption in India.

Starting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, San Diego, California, on March 12, Dandi March II goes through Los Angeles and ends on March 26 at Gandhi Statue, San Francisco.

Mahatma Gandhi led the historic Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad to the coastal village of Dandi against foreign rule. As he continued the 240-mile march, thousands of Indians joined him along the way. The march sparked a mass civil disobedience movement and changed the course of Indian history.

Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s example, NRIs in the U. S. have now undertaken the 240-mile Dandi March 11 in their fight against corruption in India.

On March 26, Indians in 11 other states in U.S including New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Seattle are conducting similar marches in their cities. Indians living in Dubai, the U. K., Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Singapore,and Malaysia are also planning marches.

In India, marches are planned in _12 cities including Chennai, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Mumbai, Banglore and Ahmedabad on March 26.

Giving this information in a media statement, Lok Satta Party spokesman Katari Srinivasa Rao said the NRIs’ quest to rid India of corruption is commendable. He hoped that the Government would institute a strong and independent Lok Pal mechanism to curb monumental corruption in India.

Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 18:20

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