Press Releases Archive

The Lok Satta Party today demanded that the Government invoke the Prevention of Corruption Act and punish the guilty, who caused losses to the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation in its deal with Emaar.

Talking to the media, party leaders V. Laxman Balaji, P. Bhaskara Rao and Mrs. S. Manorama said that going by media reports a number of officials and politicians seemed to be involved in the deal.

The Government should amend the Anti Corruption Act to include legislators among public servants and facilitate seizure of tainted properties.

The Lok Satta leaders pointed out that the Government seemed to be bent upon enriching a few at the expense of the public exchequer, going by deals struck by the AP Mineral Development Corporation and the APIIC.

Lok Satta Party Working President Mr. D. V. V. S. Varma today called for resurrecting the values of the freedom movement to take our country forward.

Addressing a gathering after hoisting the national flag on the 64th Independence Day at the party headquarters, Mr. Varma recalled that people displayed tremendous unity during the freedom struggle by setting aside their religion, caste, region, and language. Gandhiji viewed politics as a noble endeavor in people’s service. He fought for people’s empowerment through ‘gram swaraj.’

Mr. Varma regretted that post-independence, politics has strayed away from values enshrined during the freedom movement. The country faced a threat to its unity and integrity because of animosities and conflicts rooted in religion, caste, region, and language. People’s lives have become miserable because of over centralization of powers and monumental corruption.

Mr. Varma said the Lok Satta Party had come into existence to usher in ethical and rational politics anchored in nationalism, secularism, democracy.

Lok Satta, Mahila Satta, and Yuva Satta leaders including V. Laxman Balaji, S. Manorama, P. Bhaskara Rao, Bandaru Rammohana Rao, Eeda Chennayya, N. Saroja Devi, K. Gita Murthy, Y. Ramadevi, and Mangala took part in the program.