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Jan Morcha renamed

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A new party, Jan Dal, will be its political arm

LUCKNOW: Sticking to its separate identity as a people's party, the Jan Morcha was on Tuesday renamed Jan Morcha Alliance of its constituents with a new party, Jan Dal, being its political arm.

The twin decisions were taken at a meeting of the Jan Morcha presided over by its president Raj Babbar. Former Prime Minister V. P. Singh, who is the chief patron of the Morcha, was also present.

Raj Babbar will act as the convenor of the Jan Morcha Alliance and will also coordinate the Jan Dal, which consists of about a dozen lesser known parties in the context of Uttar Pradesh including Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal and Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party.

After completing the formalities, the alliance announced a detailed programme of political action which would be launched on June 13 and continue till August 9.

Addressing a press conference, Mr. Babbar and Mr.V.P.Singh said all the constituents of JMA would hold a protest demonstration against the hike in diesel price on June 13.

The former Prime Minister clarified that the Jan Morcha protest would be separate from that of the Samajwadi Party and the Left, though the issue is common.

Mr. Babbar said the Mukti Sangram would be launched on June 11 and will continue till first week of August. He said the party workers would take out prabahat pheris aand stage "nukkad nataks" and street corner meetings.

He said "Mandal Diwas" would be celebrated in Delhi on August 7 where Mr.V.P.Singh would be given a roll call of honour by the Indian Justice Party of Udit Raj, the organisers.

Mr. Babbar said a padyatra would be taken out from Kakori to Lucknow on August 8. It would culminate in a gherao of Vidhan Bhavan on August 9 (Quit India Day).

The JMA constituents would stage a "kursi-chhoro" demonstration at divisional headquarters on August 9.

Both Mr. Singh and Mr. Babbar clarified that the objective of the Jan Morcha Alliance was to focus on issues concerning farmers, OBCs, minorities and other deprived sections and secure them their rights.

Tuesday's meeting was attended by former MP Sakshi Maharaj, who represented the Rashtriya Kranti Party, and Masood Ahmed of National Loktantrik Party.

The convenor said the number of alliance partners would swell.

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