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Lok Satta will be the first mainstream Indian political party to raise and deploy funds in a fully
transparent manner, as per the letter and spirit of the law.
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All contributions to the party are fully exempt from income tax under the Indian law.
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There is no legal limit on individual contributions and Indian citizens, wherever they live, can contribute to Lok Satta Party.
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All contributions to Lok Satta Party will be duly acknowledged with a formal receipt and tax exemption documents. The party will fully comply with the legal disclosure requirements.
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All active members of Lok Satta Party will contribute a fixed percentage of their annual income to support party activities.
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The aims and objectives of Lok Satta Party are:
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to establish a new political culture which will place the citizen at the centre of governance;
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to protect the unity and integrity of India at all times and create a secular and just republic in which the
citizen will be the
true sovereign;
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to nurture, protect and promote the constitutional values of liberty, justice and equality for all;
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to create a political, economic and social environment which will ensure equal opportunities for vertical mobility
to all sections
of society, irrespective of caste, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
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to eliminate all forms of discrimination by birth and guarantee dignity and opportunity to every citizen
irrespective of origin and
status; and to promote social equality and justice and fully integrate all disadvantaged sections including dalits, adivasis and socially and
economically backward classes;
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to ensure that every child, irrespective of her origins and socio-economic position, has reasonable access to
quality education
which will provide an opportunity to fulfill her true potential.
- to build a viable and effective healthcare system which reaches every man, woman and child and guarantees good
health to all,
irrespective of economic status or birth;
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To promote and implement policies aimed at rejuvenation of Indian agriculture, and substantial enhancement of rural
incomes and
improvement of quality of life;
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To ensure that every young person acquires adequate knowledge and skills to make her a productive partner in wealth
creation and
thereby promote gainful employment and economic opportunities;
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To ensure that every family,, rural or urban,, gets access to basic amenities of life including housing, sanitation
and transport
and opportunity for earning a decent livelihood;
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To provide social security to the vast, underpaid, dispossessed and unorganized sector workers;
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To empower women and provide opportunities for their economic, social and political advancement;
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To promote public awareness about democratic functioning of all institutions of governance and encourage reasoned
debate and
healthy public discourse.
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To establish a people-centric democratic polity based on liberty, self-governance, empowerment of citizens, rule of
law and
self-correcting institutional mechanisms.
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To work for fundamental political, electoral and governance reforms listed below:
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Effective separation of legislature, executive and judiciary at all levels with appropriate checks and
balances;
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Political reforms which make elections truly democratic, representative and transparent; facilitate and
promote the participation
of men and women of integrity in the political process and curb electoral malpractices;
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Effective empowerment of local governments at all levels in all respects as participative tiers of constitutional,
democratic
governance with their own legislature and executive, in a manner that authority and accountability fuse, and the link between vote and public
good and taxes and services is fully established;
- Speedy, accessible, effective and affordable justice at all levels to all citizens, irrespective of means
and station at birth;
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Insulate crime investigation from the vagaries of partisan politics and to make police effective, citizen
friendly, accountable and
just in all respects;
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Combat corruption and mis-governance through an institutional framework which will enhance transparency and
accountability at all
levels of administration.
Read party resolution, and find information on party structure, organisation, principles, and much more.
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