The Lok Satta Party is promising citizen-centric governance in its manifesto for the 2014 municipal elections.
In its election manifesto released by the party's national president Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today, the party points out that although people pay taxes and elect representatives to govern them, their living conditions in towns and cities continue to be deplorable.
The manifesto also claimed that there is no guaranteed supply of safe drinking water, and that sanitation is neglected.
"Roads remain pot-holed and streets, dark. Education and healthcare in government-run institutions are not attended to. Corruption is all-pervasive," the manifesto reads.
The Lok Satta Party underscores that the sole reason for this state of affairs lies in the centralization of power at the national and state capitals. According to the party, not even 25 percent of funds which have been allocated for various schemes and programs get percolated to citizens
The party says that the remedy lies in taking the administration machinery to people's doorsteps. (INN)
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