Lok Satta credible alternative to collapsing parties: Dr Jayaprakash

Hyderabad, Oct 11 : Claiming that all traditional parties have collapsed in fulfilling the common man dreams and aspirations, Loksatta party president Dr Jayaprakash Narayan said today that his party has to emerge as an alternative to these parties.''Most politicians are concerned about their future and their children's future and not of the country and the people,'' he said adding that the people and the economy have ceased to be their concern except on the eve of elections. ''In contrast, the Lok Satta is committed to providing a platform for all those interested in building the future of the country,'' Dr Jayaprakash said.Addressing a 'Leadership summit' organised on the party's fourth anniversary, Dr JP expressed different political parties have been derailing growth and prosperity with their hypocritical policies. ''All parties claim to be pro-agriculture and pro-farmer but their actions belie them. Warehouses in the country are overflowing with 50 million tons of food grains, some of it rotting, while a buffer stock of 16 million tons will do. Yet the Government of India dithers on permitting exports and ensuring a remunerative price to the farmer,'' he said. Marking the 2009 floods in River Krishna, he said people devastated by the flood still continue to live in make-shift camps even as the dam on the Krishna and its tributaries remain vulnerable. ''With agriculture becoming a losing proportion, there is an exodus of the rural youth into urban areas. Yet the Government is not building small towns to serve as hubs of economic activity and promote livelihood opportunities, he said.
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