AP: New political party 'Loksatta' floated

Hyderabad, Oct 2: National Convenor Lok satta, a voluntary organisation, Jayaprakash Narayana today officially floated a new political outfit ''Loksatta'', on the occasion of the 137th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in the city.

Talking to newspersons here, Mr Jayaprakash Narayana said the party leaders would be elected through 'secret ballot' from village to state committees. People would play a key role in furmulating the manifesto and the election of the leaders in the State, he added.

Expressing confidence that the fleding organisation would play an important role in the next Assembly and Parliament elections, he called for tie ups with other 'like-minded' parties to fight against the State which were pursuing 'anti-people' policies.

Claiming that the party would not resort to agitations causing public inconvenience in the city, Mr Narayana said the party would organise a public meeting on October 15 here to create awareness about the party's ideology to the people.

UNI