I am calling “time-out” on this thread…I think this topic has now been discussed to its bones. I am *not* allowing any more comments on this particular aspect…I believe enough has been said.

Please join the discussion here: http://satyameva-jayate.org/2008/05/22/lets-come-together-to-build-a-new-and-proud-india/ with some concrete ideas and suggestions on how we can bring change..

Thanks and look forward to everyone’s views.

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Now focus on the next steps to create awareness about the burning issues and ways to handle it. People are desperate in India , they need someone who can voice their concern so lets pool the resources to do real work against corruption and dirty politics.

I heard that Mr.Alaboor’s team is making a new party so lets support them in their noble efforts .

We were told to convert black money to white’
Author: Savie Karnel Date: 13 Jun 2008

Expelled Lok Paritran members accuse party founders of money laundering

EXPELLED: Shashidhar Alabur, former treasurer of the party UNDER FIRE: Chandrashekhar, founder of Lok Paritran

THE founders of Lok Paritran, a party which promises to clean up politics and weed out corruption, have been accused of money laundering.

Former party members have alleged that they were instructed by the founders to help certain Congressmen convert black money to white.

Shashidhar Alabur, former treasurer, and B T Naganna, former state president of Lok Paritran, alleged that the party founders, Chandrashekar and Tanmay Rajpurohit, wanted them to declare that they had used Rs 76 lakh for campaign purposes.

Master stroke

“How can we fudge accounts when we know in reality that no candidate of our party has spent more than a lakh, and we fielded just 11 candidates?” asked Shashidhar.

Shashidhar was allegedly asked to withdraw Rs 10 lakh from the party’s bank account. He said he was told that some Congress candidates would give him Rs 6 lakh each.

“I realised then that I was being told to convert black money of other candidates to white,” Shashidhar said.

“Chandrashekar and Tanmay told us that the Congress candidates would give us cash. We were asked to declare the amount as campaign expenses in our books,” he alleged.

Planning

B T Naganna, former state president, said he and other party members were asked to come to a restaurant in Carlton Towers, on Airport Road, where they requested to “co-operate with the plan”.

“When I refused and came out of the restaurant, some men hired by Tanmay and Chandrashekar, hit me with hockey sticks. In retaliation I hurled a stone at them. They lodged a complaint against me at Jeevanbima Nagar police station,” alleged Naganna.

Other version

Lok Paritran, on the other hand, has issued a press release, alleging that Shashidhar and Naganna had embezzled party funds.

The press release said the two office-bearers had withdrawn Rs 66,000 from the party’s bank account.

“We have zero tolerance for corrupt workers. So we expelled them,” said the party’s new state president Nalin Jain.

But Shashidhar insisted that he could account for every rupee of the withdrawn amount, which, he said, was utilised for printing handbills and pamphlets for the election campaign.

Fact file

Lok Paritran was formed on November 18, 2005 and became a registered olitical party on the February 24, 2006

It was the brainchild of Chandrashekar, an alumnus of IIT, Kanpur

Tanmay Rajpurohit, the national general secretary is an alumnus of IIT, Bombay

http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/bangalore/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1185997&_EXT_5_groupId=14

http://beta.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/bangalore/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1179621&_EXT_5_groupId=14

The yet-to-be-named party will be based in Bangalore. It will comprise techies, doctors and other professionals.

Though politicians will not be entertained in the new party, its members will contest BBMP and parliamentary polls, said a source.

“We will float a national party. Techies and doctors in Bangalore are joining hands with us. The formal procedure is expected to be over by the end of this month,” said B T Naganna, former president, Lok Paritran state unit.

“Around 10,000 IT professionals will become members of our party. But no politicians will be signed up. We will enroll young people in large numbers,” he said.

“The party will be a parallel force to the existing Lok Paritran. While Lok Pari-tran’s agenda is building a powerful and prosperous nation, the new party plans to work for social change,” said Shashidhar Alabur, former treasurer, Lok Paritran.

Blame game

Anuj Mishra, Dr Keshav, B B Khilari, N Krishnakumar, B T Naganna, and Shashidhar Alabur were recently suspended from the Lok Paritran party.

Keshav, Khilari, Krishnakumar and Naganna had contested the recent assembly polls from Shantinagar, Sarvajnanagar, Govindrajnagar and K R Puram constituencies, respectively.

In May 2008, Naganna and Shashidhar were charged with misappropriating of funds and suspended from the party.

The other members were reportedly shown the door for supporting Naganna and Shashidhar.

In turn, Naganna accused the national leaders of the party of money laundering, and claimed he was removed from his post because he refused to be part of the racket.

I am very very disappointed to know that these messiahs with IIT face are heads of money laundering racket. they have failed..