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The Lok Satta Party today appealed to the Government of India to resolve the Andhra-Telangana issue once and for all within the next few weeks in the interests of the State and the country.

Commenting on the Srikrishna Committee report on the situation prevailing in Andhra Pradesh in the context of the demand for and against bifurcation of the State, Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan reiterated the party’s view that a satisfactory solution that addresses the aspirations of people of all regions is possible if all the concerned display a sense of accommodation and good sense and arrive at a consensus.

Dr. JP appealed to all the concerned to study the report given by the committee after a painstaking effort. Its members have no personal axe to grind. Their impartiality and credibility are impeccable and above board.

The report, Dr. JP said, begins and ends with two quotes both of which are extremely relevant to the situation in Andhra Pradesh. The report begins with a quote from Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s address to the UN General Assembly in 1960. Nehru says, “In ages past a great son of India, the Buddha, said that the only real victory was one in which all were equally victorious and there was defeat for no one. In the world today that is the only practical victory; any other will lead to disaster.”

The report ends with a quote from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Home Minister. Sardar Patel says, “It will be a folly to ignore realities; facts take their own revenge if they are not faced squarely and well.”

The Lok Satta appealed to all sections of the public to follow the sage advice of these two great statesmen who laid the foundations of modern India. “There is no alternative to dialogue and accommodation in a functioning democracy. People of all sections should come together, maintain harmony, act with maturity and find an amicable solution.

“If India and Pakistan, and India and China could sit across the table and resolve issues peacefully and amicably through dialogue, it will be a folly if people of one nation and one language do not show the maturity to negotiate a settlement to address their concerns.”

People for Lok Satta (PFL), an NRI (non-resident Indian) organization, has launched a ‘Kill Corruption’ campaign in the wake of the 2 G spectrum scandal.

This was disclosed at a media conference here today by PFL leaders Ms. Padma Bhupatiraju, Ms. Manasa Mahati and Mr. Sharat Mangalpally and India PFL Coordinator. Atluri Subhashini. The PFL activists said that although they lived in the US they have not forgotten their roots in India and that they plan to adopt villages in the State and work for their development.

Introducing the visiting PFL activists, Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan said that PFL comprised members belonging to all castes and religions, languages and religions. Young and idealistic, the members have chosen the Lok Satta Party as the platform to transform politics in India.

PFL, registered in February 2009, has chapters in nine countries – the U. S., the U. K., Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland.

PFL has over 30 chapters in the U. S. in places like Bay Area (California), Los Angeles, New Jersey, Boston, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Washington DC, and Seattle.

As part of the ‘Kill Corruption’ campaign, PFL members have asked Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to cancel the tainted 2G spectrum licenses and recoup the lost revenue, bring the corrupt to justice, and appoint an autonomous body to prevent such scams in future.

PFL has also launched a campaign asking the Government of India to facilitate absentee voting for NRIs since the current Bill mandates their physical presence during elections. The NRI organization has sent representations to all MPs on the issue.

PFL representatives attending the 'Pravasi Bharathi Divas' soon will be reiterating their viewpoint.

PFL canvassed in favor of the Lok Satta Party during general elections and elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

It launched a 'Rejuvenate India' campaign by organizing interactions between Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan and NRIs in the U. S. in May-June-2010. PFL could reach Dr. JP’s message to as many as 10,000 NRIs during the month-long campaign with the twin themes good governance and clean politics.