The Lok Satta Party lauds the Dandi March II launched by the NRIs in USA against corruption in India.
The Lok Satta Party on Saturday expressed its solidarity with NRIs in the United States of America who have launched Dandi March II as part of their campaign against corruption in India.
Starting at Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Park, San Diego, California, on March 12th, Dandi March II goes through Los Angeles and ends on March 26th at Gandhi Statue, San Francisco.
Mahatma Gandhi led the historic Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad to the coastal village of Dandi against foreign rule. As he continued the 240-mile march, thousands of Indians joined him along the way. The march sparked a mass civil disobedience movement and changed the course of Indian history.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s example, NRIs in the US have now undertaken the 240-mile Dandi March II in their fight against corruption in India.
On March 26th, Indians in 11 other states in the US including New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Seattle are conducting similar marches in their cities. Indians living in Dubai, the UK, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Singapore and Malaysia are also planning marches.
In India, marches are planned in 12 cities including Chennai, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Mumbai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad on March 26th.
Giving this information in a media statement, Lok Satta Party (LSP) Spokesman Katari Srinivasa Rao said that the NRIs’ quest to rid India of corruption is commendable. He hoped that the government would institute a strong and independent Lok Pal mechanism to curb the monumental corruption in India.
Courtesy: INN