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Youth for Equality to field candidate for LS polls

TNN Mar 19, 2009, 06.23am IST

NEW DELHI: The anti-reservation brigade is all set to go political with Youth for Equality (YFE) deciding to field its candidate from the New Delhi constituency for the coming general elections.

Through the launch of the political outfit, YFE has decided to make a direct political intervention in the coming Lok Sabha polls to continue their fight against reservations and criminalization of politics. YFE has already registered itself with the Election Commission as a non-recognized political party.

What is unconventional for Indian politics is that YFE would not field its own candidate, but would support the "people's candidate'' to be selected through a process of participation of the civil society. "YFE would not follow what political parties otherwise do while selecting candidates. We will support and campaign for a candidate chosen through an open process by various organizations, NGOs, RWAs and the civil society,'' said Dr Kaushal Kant Mishra, president, YFE.

According to YFE officials, the organization has already received over 160 resumes for candidature. YFE's expert panel comprising eminent persons having no political affiliation would shortlist 10 of the aspirants. The list would then be sent to RWAs, trader associations, NGOs and other organizations in the area for grading. The person who receives the best rating would be YFE's candidate. Mishra said the people's commission, which would shortlist 10 candidates, would comprise faculty members from AIIMS, Lady Hardinge Medical College, DU, JNU, Jamia and other educational institutes and eminent people from other walks of life.