The Lok Satta Party's NRI offshoot has launched a campaign in the wake of the 2G scam.
The People For Lok Satta (PFL), an NRI (Non-Resident Indian) organization, has launched a 'Kill Corruption' campaign in the wake of the 2G spectrum scandal.
This was disclosed at a media conference in Hyderabad on Wednesday, by PFL leaders Padma Bhupatiraju, Manasa Mahati and Sharat Mangalpally, and India PFL Coordinator Atluri Subhashini.
The PFL activists said that although they have lived in the US they have not forgotten their roots in India, and that they plan to adopt villages in AP and work for their development.
Introducing the visiting PFL activists, Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan said that the PFL comprises members belonging to all castes and religions, languages and religions.
Young and idealistic, the members have chosen the Lok Satta Party as the platform to transform politics in India, he stated.
PFL, registered in February 2009, has chapters 9 nine countries - the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The organization has over 30 chapters in the US, in California, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Boston, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Washington DC, and Seattle, among other cities.
As part of the 'Kill Corruption' campaign, PFL members have asked the prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to cancel the tainted 2G spectrum licenses and recoup the lost revenue, bring the corrupt to justice, and appoint an autonomous body to prevent such scams in future.
PFL has also launched a campaign asking the government of India to facilitate absentee voting for NRIs since the current bill mandates their physical presence during elections. The NRI organization has sent representations to all MPs, on this issue.
PFL representatives attending the 'Pravasi Bharathi Divas' soon will be reiterating their viewpoint.
The NRI body had canvassed for the Lok Satta Party during the recent general elections, and during the elections to the GHMC.
It launched a 'Rejuvenate India' campaign by organizing interactions between Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan and NRIs in the US in May-June 2010. JP's message reached out to as many as 10,000 NRIs during the month-long campaign centred around good governance and clean politics.
Courtesy: INN