Saturday, July 30, 2011

Lok Satta Times Aug 1st-15th 2011

Lok Satta Times Aug 1st-15th 2011

Lok Satta Times Aug 1st-15th 2011

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:07 AM PDT

Lok Satta times August 1st-15th, 2011 can be downloaded from the following link

http://www.loksatta.org/cms/documents/lstimes/lstimes-2011-08-01-15.pdf

Thursday, July 28, 2011

“గనుల కుంభకోణం నిందితుల ఆస్తుల్ని స్వాధీనం చేసుకోవాలి: జేపీ” plus 1 more

“గనుల కుంభకోణం నిందితుల ఆస్తుల్ని స్వాధీనం చేసుకోవాలి: జేపీ” plus 1 more

గనుల కుంభకోణం నిందితుల ఆస్తుల్ని స్వాధీనం చేసుకోవాలి: జేపీ

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:27 AM PDT

Attach properties of the mining scam accused: Dr. JP

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:25 AM PDT

Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today demanded that criminal cases be instituted against all those involved in the Karnataka iron ore mining scam and their properties attached pending a CBI inquiry and prosecution.

Addressing a media conference, Dr. JP said that mere resignations from the offices they are holding by those indicted by the Karnataka Lokayukta will not do. He hoped that Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and his colleagues would tender their resignations without further dithering and warned the Opposition Congress and Janata Dal (U) against fishing in troubled waters.

Dr. JP said that the Government attach the properties of all the guilty, including those in the names of their family members and others.

"The era of an end to corruption has just dawned with powerful and moneyed politicians like A. Raja, Kanimozhi, and Suresh Kalmadi being jailed, and the Union Cabinet finally adopting a Bill to constitute an independent and powerful Lokpal. The people of the country are in no mood to condone corruption any longer."

Dr. JP said the Lokpal Bill will remain incomplete if it does not envisage the constitution of powerful Lokayuktas in States and Ombudsmen in districts. The Lok Satta Party, which has already launched a signature campaign, will redouble its efforts and try to persuade the Parliamentary Standing Committee to incorporate the changes suggested by it.

Dr. JP pointed out that the mining mafia has grown to such an extent that it is dictating politics in both Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Successive Governments in both States have allowed the mining mafia to loot the country for personal gains by allocating mines to the chosen ones on a first-come, first-served basis.

Dr. JP said that the Mines and Mineral Development Law being considered by the Union Government should provide for allocation of mines on competitive bidding. The Union Government should also enact a law to tax windfall profits.

Lok Satta Party Working President D. V. V. S. Varma and General Secretary Katari Srinivasa Rao took part in the media meet.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

“జిల్లా రైతులకు ముఖ్యమంత్రి జవాబివ్వాలి” plus 3 more

“జిల్లా రైతులకు ముఖ్యమంత్రి జవాబివ్వాలి” plus 3 more

జిల్లా రైతులకు ముఖ్యమంత్రి జవాబివ్వాలి

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:05 AM PDT


Courtesy: Eenadu

అవినీతి అంతు చూద్దాం

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:03 AM PDT



Courtesy: Eenadu

మూడంచెల బలమైన లోక్ పాల్ కోసం హైదరాబాద్ లో లోక్ సత్తా సంతకాల సేకరణ ప్రారంభం

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:46 AM PDT

Lok Satta launches signature campaign on Lokpal Bill

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:40 AM PDT

The Lok Satta Party today launched a signature campaign in Hyderabad city seeking creation of a three-tier, strong anti corruption mechanism at the national, State and district levels. (The party had begun the campaign all over the State on July 25 as part of an Anti Corruption Week).

Party General Secretary Katari Srinivasa Rao started the campaign under the Yuva Satta auspices at Prakashnagar in Begumpet. The party, he said, would like the proposed Lokpall Bill to also provide for institution of Lokayuktas in States and ombudsmen in districts to combat corruption from top to bottom. He told skeptics that a similar signature campaign had resulted in the adoption of the Right to Information Act.

Among those who took part in the program were party leaders N. Sarojadevi, Gajanani, Vimala, M. Satyanarayana, Ranavir and Manoj.

The Lok Satta plans to collect a million signatures on the representation by the month-end and submit it to the Prime Minister.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

“ప్రధాని వ్యవస్థను బలోపేతం చేయాల్సిన అవసరాన్ని చెబుతున్న 2జీ కుంభకోణం: జేపీ” plus 1 more

“ప్రధాని వ్యవస్థను బలోపేతం చేయాల్సిన అవసరాన్ని చెబుతున్న 2జీ కుంభకోణం: జేపీ” plus 1 more

ప్రధాని వ్యవస్థను బలోపేతం చేయాల్సిన అవసరాన్ని చెబుతున్న 2జీ కుంభకోణం: జేపీ

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT

2G scam underlines need to strengthen Prime Minister: Dr. JP

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:13 AM PDT

Demanding that Mr. A. Raja, former Communications Minister, and all others who defrauded the exchequer in the 2G spectrum licenses scam be meted out exemplary punishment, Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today suggested that the nation debate ways and means of strengthening institution of Prime Minister in an era of coalition Governments. The Prime Minister, whether heading a coalition or no coalition, should have unfettered freedom to choose Ministers, allocate portfolios, monitor their functioning, and sack them if necessary, Dr. JP said.

In a media statement, Dr. JP said the country is today paying a heavy price as the ruling establishment because of coalition compulsions failed to act decisively as soon as the scam surfaced."Although Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's personal integrity is beyond doubt, he could not act against Mr. Raja when he betrayed national interests. Raja was guilty of arbitrarily allocating for a song precious and finite spectrum to fly-by-night operators who had no domain expertise. The operators, without rolling out any services or adding any value, minted millions of rupees by selling it within days."

There can be no greater glaring act of corruption than this, said Dr. JP and added that the Prime Minister should have sacked the Minister and ordered his prosecution. Instead, the powers that be indulged in legal nit-picking on whether the operators resorted to divestment or dilution of equity.

Dr. JP recalled that he drew the Prime Minister's attention to the scam as soon as the operators made windfall profits through its sale. Such bold action might have resulted in the Government falling. The Prime Minister ought to have taken the risk of dissolving the Lok Sabha and seeking a fresh mandate.

Dr. JP said that the fall-out of the 2G scam merely underlined the need to strengthen the hands of a Prime Minister in a coalition era. Coalition partners should not weaken the Prime Minister and paralyze administration. It is time the nation debated the best means of strengthening the Prime Minister so that the leadership of the nation is not jeopardized.

Monday, July 25, 2011

“వైద్యరంగానిదే పెత్తనం” plus 6 more

“వైద్యరంగానిదే పెత్తనం” plus 6 more

వైద్యరంగానిదే పెత్తనం

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT


Courtesy: Sakshi

లోక్ పాల్ బిల్లు తొలి అడుగు

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:49 AM PDT


Courtesy: Sakshi

స్థానిక ప్రభుత్వాలతోనే మార్పు సాధ్యం

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:47 AM PDT



Courtesy: Sakshi

26, 27న చిత్తూరు జిల్లాలో జేపీ పర్యటన

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:13 AM PDT

అవినీతి అంతానికి తిమింగలాలపై దృష్టి పెట్టండి - ముఖ్యమంత్రికి లోక్ సత్తా విజ్ఞప్తి

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:12 AM PDT

Dr. JP visiting Chittoor district on 26th, 27th July

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT

Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan is visiting Chittoor district on July 26 and 27.

He will be meeting farmers at Pootalapattu and Gangadhar Nellore on July 26 and taking part in a seminar on agricultural crisis in Tirupati and a public meeting on corruption at Renigunta on July 27.

He will also be interacting with students and party workers during his visit to Chittoor district.

Lok Satta wants CM to focus on big fish in fighting corruption

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:31 AM PDT

Even as it welcomed Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's promise to usher in corruption-free and transparent governance, the Lok Satta Party asked him to focus more on political and official corruption at the top.

Addressing media, Lok Satta Party leaders Katari Srinivasa Rao, V.Laxman Balaji and P.Bhaskara Rao said, "We should be grateful for small mercies like issuance of caste, income, birth. and death certificates without the need for greasing the palms of officials at the village/mandal levels."

(The Chief Minister had said that a pilot electronic governance project being introduced in Chittoor, Krishna, and Khammam districts would ward off corruption in issuance of some certificates).

The Lok Satta leaders said that the Chief Minister is ignoring the elephant in the room in that he has not talked about eliminating corruption indulged in by politicians and officials in higher echelons.

They pointed out that in the wake of a series of mega scams involving siphoning of tens of thousands of crores of rupees and a national uproar, the Union Government is about to introduce a Lokpal Bill in Parliament in the monsoon session. They hoped that the Bill would result in the creation of a strong and independent Lok Pal to tackle corruption at high levels. It is imperative that in the Lokpal Bill, provision is made for Lokayukta and Local Ombudsmen in states exactly on the same lines a Lokpal. With the UNCAC being ratified by India, Parliament has the power, under Article 253, to make laws to curb corruption in States. Lok Satta is mobilizing 10 lakh signatures to bring pressure on Government of India to enact the law incorporating Lokayukta and Local Ombudsmen as part of Lokpal Bill.

As of now, Andhra Pradesh has a 'toothless' Lokayukta with no powers to fight corruption. If the Union Government does not introduce a Bill providing for Lokayuktas at the State level, the State Government can amend the Prevention of Corruption Act and Lokayukta Act to ensure that the corrupt face sure and swift punishment including forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth. The Lok Satta leaders recalled that their President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan had presented a draft amendment Bill as early as in 2009 when the present Chief Minister was Speaker of the State Assembly.

The Bill envisages bringing of all elected people's representatives and high officials within the purview of Lokayukta, ensuring autonomy to ACB, constitution of special courts in all districts to pursue corruption cases, attachment of properties of the guilty, and bringing in all anti corruption institutions like the ACB, Vigilance Department and administrative tribunals under the purview of the Lokayukta.

The Lok Satta leaders added that institution of a Lokayukta and amendments to anti corruption laws are necessary but not sufficient to tackle the deeply entrenched corruption. Decentralization of power and electoral reforms are essential to root out corruption.

The party today launched a signature campaign seeking the constitution of a strong three-tier anti-corruption mechanism at the national, State and district levels under the proposed Lokpal Bill. The party plans to collect a million signatures during the Anti Corruption Week it is observing from July 25. In Hyderabad, the campaign is being launched from tomorrow in view of the Bonalu festival.

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