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Dr. JP files nomination, warns against three families out to grab power

“Three families in Andhra Pradesh – those of Chief Minister Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Opposition leader N. Chandrababu Naidu and Praja Rayam President Chiranjeevi – are fighting among themselves to grab power by hook or by crook. People, in their eyes, are only pawns in the power game”, charged Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan here today.

Addressing party workers before and after filing his nomination for the Kukatpally Assembly seat, Dr. JP said that only the Lok Satta regards people as the real sovereigns in a democracy.

Describing the elections as a fight between people on the one hand and politics of family rule, corruption, exploitation and business on the other, Dr. JP said the Lok Satta alone voiced people’s anguish and aspirations.

“Elections are about the future of our children and us and not about the fortunes of politicians and their families. Politics should revolve round our children’s future and not the other way round”.

Dr. JP said that the ballot is more powerful than the bullet in transforming people’s lives, and therefore people should not part with it for currency. “Those who bought tickets for crores of rupees are out to buy votes at Rs.1000 each”, he said.

Accompanied by party supporters and admirers, Dr. JP walked from Truck Bay to Kukatpally municipal office, a distance of two km, to file his nomination papers. En route, people spontaneously contributed amounts totaling about Rs.25,000 to the Lok Satta Party.

Dr. JP in his address referred to a young garbage collector he had seen en route and said that although he too was endowed with intelligence like all others, he had to earn his livelihood the hard way because of his family background. The Lok Satta, he said, would be creating a society in which every child irrespective of its caste and religion and family background would have the opportunity to realize its potential. That’s why people transcending their political affiliations are supporting the Lok Satta not merely in Kukatpally but all over the State. Kukatpally will be replicated all over the country in the next five years, he said.

Dr. JP said that, if elected, he would develop Kukatpally as a model constituency in three years.

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 17:30

Blow the whistle and change history: Dr. JP

“Blow the whistle and help transform history”, appealed Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan here today. “You are the heroes in your real life and the power to transform the country lies solely in your hands.”

Releasing the fourth list of party candidates to contest 37 Assembly and seven Lok Sabha seats, Dr. JP disclosed that 95 percent of the party candidates belonged to middle classes and poorer sections. “They are candidates who will never be entertained by traditional parties which think they can swing the voters in their favor with money and liquor”. Dr. JP added most of the Lok Satta candidates cannot spend even the expenditure stipulated by the Election Commission, leave alone exceeding it.

The Lok Satta has so far released the names of 152 candidates to contest the elections to the Assembly and 13 to the Lok Sabha. In addition, it has left 14 seats to be contested by the Backward Classes’ United Front, with which the party has entered into an electoral understanding.

Welcoming the Supreme Court directive to the Election Commission to allot a common symbol to the Lok Satta Party, Dr. JP said the party has chosen whistle as its election symbol deliberately. The common man can now blow the whistle and break his silence. “After all, elections are about the future of our children and us and not about the fortunes of political parties and their leaders. You vote for the Lok Satta Party so that you can hold the reins of power in your hands.”

Dr. JP said that unlike traditional parties, the Lok Satta Party viewed political power only as a means to promote people’s welfare and not as an end to promote the interests of parties and their leaders.

Conveying his greetings to people on the Telugu New Year, Dr. JP hoped that the New Year would witness new blood entering politics and transforming the country. He wished Junior NTR, who was injured in a road accident, speedy recovery.

Vanga Sai Aditya, a nine-year-old student of Class III in Dwaraka St. Peter’s School, Ashok Nagar, donated his kiddy bank collection of Rs.340 to the Lok Satta Party. His mother, Yashoda, is a reporter in Andhra Prabha daily and father, Bhumeshwar, a Gemini News reporter.

The following is the list of candidates released today.

MLA Candidates List

Sl.No. Name Constituency Dist
1 K Chalapathi Rao Asifabad Adilabad
2 T Srinivas Mancherial Adilabad
3 Ponduri Narsa Reddy Nirmal Adilabad
4 Hemanth Kumar Jaiswal Goshamahal GHMC
5 Nakkaboina Veerendrababu YadavYakutpura GHMC
6 Mohd Ishaq Khan Nampally GHMC
7 V R Vijayaramaraju Cantonment GHMC
8 K Dharma Reddy Malkajgiri GHMC
9 M Vidyasagar Rao Jagityala Karimnagar
10 Toeti Babu Choppadandi Karimnagar
11 Jaipal Reddy Husnabad Karimnagar
12 Tangada Anil Kumar Ramagundam Karimnagar
13 Bekkam Ramreddy Mahaboobnagar Mahaboobnagar
14 P.Vishnuvardhan Reddy Kollapur Mahaboobnagar
15 K Venkateswarlu Achampet Mahaboobnagar
16 Kodati Suhasini Andole Medak
17 Dr I Pratap Kumar Zaheerabad Medak
18 M Venkatreshwarlu Miryalaguda Nalgonda
19 Nenavath. Rambabu Nayak Devarakonda Nalgonda
20 Arukonda Latchaiah Munugodu Nalgonda
21 Ramu Santanootalapadu Prakasam
22 Enduri Lakshma Reddy Pargi Ranga Reddy
23 Chandrasheker Patnaik Tekkali Srikakulam
24 P. Mohan Rao Pathapatnam Srikakulam
25 G. Appala Naidu Echarla Srikakulam
26 D Adinarayana Rajam Srikakulam
27 Rai Padmavathi Nellimarla Vijayanagaram
28 S J Mariyamma Saluru Vijayanagaram
29 J Sailaja Visakha (S) Visakhapatnam
30 Avula Govardhan Reddy Visakha (W) Visakhapatnam
31 BVV Satyanarayana Murthy Pendurthi Visakhapatnam
32 Nagavenkata Suryanarayana Narsipatnam Visakhapatnam
33 G Narayana Murthy Chodavaram Visakhapatnam
34 BVVS Ganapathi Rao Yalamanchili Visakhapatnam
35 Ravindra Gopal Narsampet Warangal
36 K Sujatha Rao Palakurthy Warangal
37 Alluri Seetharama Raju Bheemavaram West Godavari

MP Candidates List

1 Dr M.T. Venkateshwarlu Vishaka
2 Mallesh Ravinder Reddy Zaheerabad
3 Vallepu Venkata Narsinga Rao Warangal
4 Vidya Sagar Nagar Kurnool
5 Ramavath Lingaiah Nayak Nalgonda
6 DSR Chowdary Nizamabad
7 Racha Subhadra Reddy Bhongir

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 19:06

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