Former Chief Election Commissioner of India V.S. Sampath will speak on the topic ‘Free and Fair Elections-Sine qua non (an essential condition) for Democracy’ during the first executive committee meeting of the newly constituted Citizens for Democracy in Vijayawada on Sunday (October 1).
Announcing this at a press conference on Saturday (September 30), former Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge G. Bhavani Prasad, who is president of the organisation, clarified that the formation of Citizens for Democracy was not in response to the prevailing political circumstances in the State. “We have been exploring this idea for past one year... to create an independent voice... an apolitical and neutral platform to enable people in need of help to seek assistance,” he said.
Saying that none of the core members of the organisation had any political ambition, he said the organisation would become the voice of the voiceless in society. “We may not have answers to all the problems of society. But, we all are positive about making a difference with our experience and expertise in different fields,” he said.
