The Lok Satta Party will celebrate Its 4th anniversary, with a grassroots summit.
The Lok Satta Party is organizing a summit of its grassroots leaders in Hyderabad on October 9th, for an in-depth review of the current political situation, to explore avenues for ushering in alternative politics in association with like-minded parties and forces, and to chalk out a grassroots action plan for strengthening the party.
The LSP said that as many as 1,200 party in-charges in Assembly constituencies, and office-bearers in mandals and municipalities, will be attending the conference being held on the occasion of the party's 4th anniversary celebrations from October 3rd to 9th.
Lok Satta Party Working President D V V S Varma, and leaders Y D Rama Rao and Bandaru Ramamohan Rao, on Monday, briefed the media on the decisions taken by the party's working committee, which concluded its 2-day session yesterday.
The party will be celebrating the 4th anniversary in all Assembly constituencies from October 3rd to 7th. A membership campaign will be launched for a week from September 24th all over the State.
The Working Committee called upon its party's constituency in-charges to opt for the formation of full-fledged committees by conducting general body meetings and electing the members. Once the committees are in place, the party proposes to strive for the creation of basic amenities in urban areas and the resolution of problems faced by people in rural areas.
Varma said that the leadership summit will discuss how the State can be rescued from the politics of plunder on the one hand and negativism on the other, and how it can be put back on the path of sustained development.
Varma said that the ruling party is facilitating an indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources, and is squandering away precious State resources for benefiting the ruling elite. The sampradaya rajakeeya ('sara') parties are putting spokes in the wheel of development by opposing every project, he added.
He stated the example of the TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu, who had served as Chief Minister for 9 years and is now chasing one issue after another - the student fee reimbursement on one day and fertilizer scarcity on another, Babli project on one day and Bayyaram iron ore mining on another - merely to remain relevant and gain publicity.
Varma said that the Lok Satta would strive to work for a rational development policy that does not harm the environment or hurt the interests of the posterity, and, at the same time, contribute to the State's all-round economic growth and people's livelihood.
Party vice-president Y D Rama Rao said that the postponement of Municipal Elections in State was undemocratic and unconstitutional, and that rule by special officers was not an alternative to rule by elected representatives. He demanded that the government revoke its decision and hold elections as soon as possible.
Courtesy: INN