Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan today appealed to common and middle class people to immediately call off their indefinite fasts or fast unto death all over the State as part of their agitation either for separation of Telangana or against State’s bifurcation. They should not risk their lives and future as also that of their near and dear by being carried away by momentary passions since none will bother about them after the frenzy dies down. The rich and the powerful might stand to gain in many ways by resorting to indefinite fasts but not the common and middle class people. “Don’t become scapegoats in the games being played by political parties for short-term political gains.”
Dr. JP also appealed to people not to resort to bandhs and rasta and rail rokos which are playing havoc with the lives of daily wage earners, those in need of critical medical care and the studies of students. People could express their opinion through non-violent agitation without hurting others. “They are welcome to turn their wrath against political parties which have played with their lives by rousing their primordial loyalties.” He requested the media to help cool down tempers among people and the thinking people in all parties and organizations to shed their silence and work for restoring sanity in public life.
He was addressing the media after his return from Delhi where he met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Opposition leader L. K. Advani and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as part of his mission to defuse the present political crisis in the State.
His dialogues with national Government and party leaders, he said, had convinced him that the Government of India would come up with a solution that takes into account the aspirations and concerns of people in all the regions of the State. The Government of India is fully cognizant of the gravity of the situation.
Dr. JP said that “there is no magic formula that can simultaneously accommodate the demands for the State’s division as also for keeping it intact. Any solution will involve a give and take on the part of all the stakeholders. The Government of India cannot be expected to backtrack on a stand it has already announced in public but at the same time it is in no position to impose its will on a major State in a federal setup by riding roughshod over public opinion. There won’t be any winners or losers in democracy. A win-win formula that takes into account the views of all stakeholders in all the regions has to be worked out”.
Dr. JP repeated his contention that the formation of a separate State would neither be a calamity not a panacea to people’s problems.
In reply to a question, Dr. JP said he would term physical attacks on opponents as uncivilized and beastly. In reply to another, he said he had gone to Delhi on his own as a citizen concerned about the raging regional fires in Andhra Pradesh. Resignations by legislators were unwarranted since they are expected to utilize the forums available to them to resolve issues and not to abdicate their constitutional responsibilities.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Don’t become scapegoats in regional politics, Dr. JP appeals to common people
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Really appreciate the efforts by Dr.J.P for taking initiative in direting the so called High command / administrators of India.
ReplyDeleteUn fortunately some political parties are focussing on Go/ No GO on Telangana, But no one is focusing on the issues like
1) What are the probems being faced by the people of Telangana? can there be a debate with the experts from all the categories ( Policticians are not the just decision makers, this should involve people with administration kills, domain experts, people with clean track record throught the state and whom the people trust and respect and who has pubilc interest, attitude of social service)
** In my opinion the best thing would be to go for an election in the state for telangana issue (Telangana YES / NO )*** During the next pulic election , so obviously the decision comes from people not form the politicians, til lthe next elections the Govt should focus on what needs to be improved in Telangana area , and atleast the governmet should out its efforts to make sure that 90 % of the people will vote just not 30 to 40 % ****
2) Can we develope an action plan for a period of two or 3 years to address atleat the reasonable concerns by the people of telangana and take into the public? Infact this just not for telangana it should be for the other areas who are facing lack of developement
3) Telangana people also should think about will seperate telangana really rsolve all the issues that they are curretly facing ?
4) We got freedom from Britishers but try to think about few questions like
a) Being every thing in our hands are we able to control curruption ? Fraud ? being a comman man can a person have a peaceful darshan of Lord Sri Venkateswara in Tirupathi without bribing or any political influcnce ?
3)Being citigens of India are we able to elect right politicians who are now dictating our lives
4) With the polling percentages of 30 to 40% we are just accepting who ever wins witg this 30 to 40 % as the hero in the game ( How can they cnhange the costitution and relase GOs, how about the opinin of the other 60 % people who did not vote?)
5) How many projects are showing accounts to the public ?
6) Being a tax payer what benifts the individuals getting ?
7) Even at village levels how many people are showing accouts the amount spent to the public ?
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