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Open letter on the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2008

Posted Fri, 2009-12-04 16:46 by admin

VoteMoney.jpgOppose the undemocratic move of government to more than double the security deposit for candidates in elections through an amendment to the Representation of Peoples Act. The government has proposed that the security deposit for candidates for general category seats for the Lok Sabha be raised from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000. India is supposed to be a democracy wherein every citizen has the right to elect and be elected... Any citizen should be able to stand in elections with a token deposit that he or she can afford.

Need to develop new institutions to ensure human rights - Justice Suresh

Posted Wed, 2009-12-16 14:55 by admin

js_on_ihrd 002 _2__0001.jpgLok Raj Sangathan talked to Justice Hosbet Suresh on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day in his in Mumbai office. Below are excerpts from the interview.

Terrorism and Judicial Reforms

Posted Fri, 2010-01-22 13:32 by admin

justice Suresh, Hosbet.jpgShivanand Kanavi interviewed Justice Hosbet Suresh (Retd) recently regarding several topical issues regarding terrorism and the law and urgent reforms required in the judicial system in India. Here are excerpts:

People's Journalism! - where you make the news!

Posted Wed, 2010-01-20 20:18 by admin
Giving you, the people, a direct facility to "share your news", and not merely be "told the news"…

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LRS- All India Council Report (Hindi)

Posted Sat, 2010-02-06 11:03 by admin

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Press Release from Bhubaneswar on Arrest of GP

Posted Mon, 2010-02-01 12:32 by admin

PRESS RELEASE
27 January 2009
Bhubaneswar

Lok Raj Sangathan sets its tasks for the coming period

Posted Tue, 2010-01-26 22:23 by admin

On January 17, 2010, the All India Council meeting of the newly elected AIC was held in Delhi. It was a significant meeting as a number of important issues were discussed and important decisions taken.

Liquor from Food Grains in Times of Instability

Posted Tue, 2010-01-19 13:13 by admin

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On Saturday, the 12th of December 2009, approximately 400 members from 20 different organisations along with Lok Raj Sangathan came together to oppose " Liquor from  food grains "

Trade unions demand involvement in P.B.D.

Posted Sat, 2010-01-09 13:45 by admin

PravasiBharati-Divas.jpgTrade unions, workers organisations and migrants rights groups would like to express deep concern over the non inclusion of migrant workers’ rights perspective in the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD)

Demand for a separate Telangana state – what are the real issues?

Posted Sat, 2010-01-09 13:38 by admin

telangana.jpgRecent weeks have witnessed passions being aroused over the issue of creation of a separate state of Telangana.

Barack Obama's Nobel Prize and the Peoples of the World

Posted Mon, 2009-12-21 15:21 by admin

obama-and-bush.jpgThe lecture given by the US President Mr. Barack Obama on receiving his Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2009 comes as no surprise to students of international relations.  Mr. Obama speaks openly of the necessity of the wars that he has been waging and is likely to wage in the coming years. 

Petition to Allow a Peaceful Padyatra in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

Posted Fri, 2009-12-18 18:46 by admin

 

Demanding Justice in Chattisgarh, immediate release of Kopa Kunjum, safe passage of padyatris in Dantewada!

Punish the criminals responsible for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy! (Hindi)

Posted Fri, 2009-12-18 05:42 by admin

IMG_4115_2xl.jpgPunish the criminals responsible for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy!
Provide full compensation for victims!
Take immediate steps to prevent future disasters!

Revolt of the poor - Government has failed to enforce the Constitution

Posted Fri, 2009-12-04 11:06 by admin

IC.jpg(We are reproducing this article published in the November 28th issue of Statesman)
The Constitution tells us that the people are predominantly poor. It is an unequal and iniquitous society and the caste system signifies a grotesque system of inequality.

Press Release by the Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal

Posted Thu, 2009-12-03 22:41 by admin

Attached is a Press Release by the Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal in Hindi.

LokRaj.org.in - Welcome to the New LRS Web!

Posted Thu, 2009-10-15 01:32 by admin

Lok Raj Sangathan has a new website: lokraj.org.in !

AttractingVisitors.jpgIt will be easier to find News, Views Statements relevant to you and link up with latest Action and Events. Making it easier for you to stay connected with the real public pulse, direct from people on the front lines and at the grass roots.

Share your experiences, discuss and link up with other people engaged in facing similar issues to the ones you face, by issue or by region.

Our organisation and web services are growing, offering a set of tools to help make your activism more effective and easier, saving time and connecting you with others to take control, to take power, to take our destiny in our own hands!