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The Lok Satta Party will be ascertaining public opinion on ways of resolving the present political crisis in Andhra Pradesh by conducting a gram sabha in Kota voorutla village in Visakhapatnam district at 9-00 a.m. and organizing an open forum at the Visakhapatnam Press Club at 4-00 p.m. tomorrow, January 19.

Talking to the media party spokespersons V. Vijayender Reddy, E. Chennayya, N. Saroja Devi said that similar exercises will be carried out in Warangal district on January 23 and in Kurnool district on January 24.

The Lok Satta Party has undertaken the exercise to work out a solution acceptable to all regions in the State since the conflicting demands for the formation of Telangana and for keeping the State united cannot be accommodated simultaneously.

The spokespersons announced the party would be celebrating the diamond jubilee of the national anthem, ‘Janaganamana’ on January 24, 2010 by organizing programs aimed at promoting nationalism.

Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan said today that the greatest tribute we can pay to Marxist leader Jyoti Basu is to imbibe his qualities of extraordinary moderation and restraint, and reconciliation of conflicting interests and steadfast adherence to the middle path in a diverse society like India.

In a tribute, Dr. JP described Mr. Jyoti Basu as one of the tallest leaders in post-independent India and his demise is a loss to the entire nation, and not merely to West Bengal. It would be an insult to Mr. Jyoti Basu to measure his greatness by the length of his tenure in office. He should be assessed on the nature of politics he pursued amidst the culture of tremendous viciousness, short-termism and instant gratification.

Mr. Jyoti Basu, he said, was one of the key architects of the coalition era in India. Although wedded to Marxism, Mr. Jyoti Basu had the wisdom and foresight to realize his limitations and build bridges of friendship between political islands in the interests of national stability and welfare. A nationalist to the core, Mr. Jyoti Basu rejected extremities in politics because he knew that the follies committed by those in power would have profound and long-lasting repercussions. He mastered the art of exercising power with restraint.

On behalf of the Lok Satta Party, Dr. JP expressed profound grief over Mr. Jyoti Basu’s demise and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family, party colleagues, friends, admirers, and supporters.