Lok Satta Party President Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan will be participating in a sit-in (Dharna) in New Delhi on Monday (February 08, 2010) demanding that the Government of India should devolve 7% of its revenue on Village Panchayats directly. If the demand is conceded, Panchayats all over the country will receive funds upto Rs.70,000 cr. annually.
The Rashtriya Swabhiman Andolan (RSA) is organizing the Dharna from 10-00 a.m. to 2-00 p.m. at Jantarmantar.
Govindacharya, the convenor of RSA, representatives of other organizations all over the country fighting for decentralization of powers and resources to local governments and Maharastra, Uttarpradesh chapters of Lok Satta Party will be taking part in the Dharna.
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