MANGALURU: Actor Upendra aka ‘Uppi’ to his legion of fans is a self-confessed ‘employee’ on democratic undertaking. Through his registered non-recognised outfit – Uttama Prajakeeya Party – Uppi needs the 28 applicants that the party is fielding in as many Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka to turn into neither leaders nor servants, however workers who work for salary. And he is hoping to journey in to hearts of voters with is party image – Auto rickshaw.
Promoting Vijay Shreenivas, a Bengaluru based go back and forth agency owner, party candidate for DK LS constituency on Wednesday, Uppi mentioned the party is striving to bring in 100% transparency in governance. “Our marketing campaign revolves round a easy pamphlet which seeks demands of the constituents relatively than us forcing manifesto down their throats,” he says. “We don’t consider in manifesto that is not sacrosanct and one this is enforceable by law,” he adds.
Unlike applicants of other (political) events who pour in crores on marketing campaign, Uppi says his applicants on the maximum would possibly spend a maximum of Rs 50,000 in opposition to an higher prohibit of Rs 75 lakh that EC permits a candidate to spend. “We are here to promote participatory democracy where other folks tell us their needs, position that earlier than the administration, who draw up price range, an action plan and put into effect it at the Swiss style of governance,” he mentioned.
Admitting that highway he has chosen is unconventional and one that won't to find acceptance amongst voters who are used to ‘assurance pushed democracy’, Uppi mentioned he is striving to turn in ‘actual’ what he has shown thru ‘reel’. “We are not pushed by vote percentage politics, however by an concept that people should be true masters of their destiny which their elected representatives deliver for larger not unusual excellent and no longer by dictates of electoral populism,” he mentioned.
Uttama Prajakeeya Party is not anxious about electoral consequence and believes sowing seeds of alternate with its thought procedure. “We are not anxious about politics of ‘mahaghatbandhan’ for our ‘mahaghatbandhan’ is with citizens across constituencies,” he mentioned, including the party has no ‘high command’ and is answerable only to the folk. The party is not going to compromise on ethics of striving for other folks centric governance with their participation, he famous.
Promoting Vijay Shreenivas, a Bengaluru based go back and forth agency owner, party candidate for DK LS constituency on Wednesday, Uppi mentioned the party is striving to bring in 100% transparency in governance. “Our marketing campaign revolves round a easy pamphlet which seeks demands of the constituents relatively than us forcing manifesto down their throats,” he says. “We don’t consider in manifesto that is not sacrosanct and one this is enforceable by law,” he adds.
Unlike applicants of other (political) events who pour in crores on marketing campaign, Uppi says his applicants on the maximum would possibly spend a maximum of Rs 50,000 in opposition to an higher prohibit of Rs 75 lakh that EC permits a candidate to spend. “We are here to promote participatory democracy where other folks tell us their needs, position that earlier than the administration, who draw up price range, an action plan and put into effect it at the Swiss style of governance,” he mentioned.
Admitting that highway he has chosen is unconventional and one that won't to find acceptance amongst voters who are used to ‘assurance pushed democracy’, Uppi mentioned he is striving to turn in ‘actual’ what he has shown thru ‘reel’. “We are not pushed by vote percentage politics, however by an concept that people should be true masters of their destiny which their elected representatives deliver for larger not unusual excellent and no longer by dictates of electoral populism,” he mentioned.
Uttama Prajakeeya Party is not anxious about electoral consequence and believes sowing seeds of alternate with its thought procedure. “We are not anxious about politics of ‘mahaghatbandhan’ for our ‘mahaghatbandhan’ is with citizens across constituencies,” he mentioned, including the party has no ‘high command’ and is answerable only to the folk. The party is not going to compromise on ethics of striving for other folks centric governance with their participation, he famous.
Uppi's party wants to put electorate at centre
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April 04, 2019
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