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Media Release
Bangalore, May 6: The Welfare Party of India was formed on April 18 last at a convention held at Delhi and attended by more than hundred concerned citizens from across the country. The Welfare party will is backed by reputed social and civil society movements and will strive for thriving an alternative politics and shall attempt to emerge on the horizon of Indian politics as the voice of voiceless, the hope for justice and as a harbinger of a new India, said Lalita Naik B T, vice-president of the party.
She was addressing the presspersons here in the city. The founders of the party met at Delhi belong to varied backgrounds, communities, classes and social groups and they will soon launch mass-contact campaigns to enrol people of good repute and flawless character. People who prove by word and deed, their commitment to the values and vision of the party will be admitted as members.
Welfare Party will not be just another party engaged in power politics. This will be rather a movement for
reforming the Indian Politics and will try to realise a welfare state based on moral values and governed by
the principles of Justice, Freedom, Equality and Fraternity. The party is not for short term political gains; it has rather embarked on a long term mission to evolve an alternative political culture in the country.
To achieve this objective, the party will launch massive public campaigns and will awaken the socio-
political public consciousness. It will try to inculcate in common man the self esteem, the self confidence
and the ambition and courage to fight the oppression and exploitation. It will try to promote able and
virtuous leadership among masses and shall try to advance alternative politics in the country through this
social struggle.
The criminalisation of Politics, the Communalisation of Politics, the Commercialisation of Politics and the
Sectarianisation of Politics are the biggest evils of our prevailing political culture. These evils have created
such a rot in Indian body-politic that the people are disgusted with the whole class of politicians. This is a
very dangerous situation and if unchecked, poses a serious threat to democracy itself.
It is high time a new freedom fight is launched and a mighty social and public resistance is launched
against these evils. Only this will cleanse the Indian polity and revive the faith and trust of people in the
democratic institutions.
Vision and Values of the Party
Party shall try to promote an alternative politics in the country that is firmly rooted in high standards of
morality and ethical values and that is free from crimes, corruption, selfishness and all kinds of narrow-
minded prejudices. Party will aim at the establishment of a welfare state. Party believes that sufficient nutritious food, decent clothing, proper shelter, essential healthcare and elementary education are among the fundamental human rights and it is the duty of a welfare state to fulfill these basic needs of each of its citizens.
Party envisages speedy growth in industry, trade, commerce and the national economy. But it shall try
to reform the economy in a way as to ensure that the processes of development and wealth creation are
properly regulated by the obligations of justice and equality.
Party shall promote the true spirit of democracy. Party believes in democracy not in the sense of mere
majoritism but in the sense of inclusiveness and pluralism. A true democratic society is one that addresses the needs and demands of every section of the society and that ensures that every section contentedly fulfils its aspirations.
Party envisages a society where all cultures have full opportunities to thrive and develop. The concept of
federalism that party believes covers the cultural federalism along with geographic and linguistic federalism.
Dr S Q R Ilyas, general secretary and Akber Ali, member too spoke on the occasion. |
