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more-inEmphasising the importance of decentralisation and good governance, Jayaprakash Narayan, founder and president of Lok Satta Party, said it was a means of reaching out to the grassroots. Dr.
Narayan, formerly a physician and bureaucrat, was critical of the asymmetry of power between ordinary citizens and those in power. “There should be an effort to bring the best and brightest into politics to change the status quo,” he observed. Nearly 90% of Indian citizens are economically weaker and less stable.”Dr.
Narayan’s address also dealt with the erosion of the electoral system in the country. “India has put up with an inherent prejudice against localisation of power,” he said..