New party will cleanse the system: Paswan

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, AUG 11. The Union Communications Minister, Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, today said the political party which he proposed to launch would `cleanse' the prevailing system.

Hinting that he would leave the JD (U) shortly to form a national party, Mr. Paswan, who arrived from New Delhi en route Pondicherry, told The Hindu at the Chennai airport, that his decision to launch a new party was a sequel to the worsening situation in the north, especially Bihar.

Driven by his concern over the``rampant corruption'' and lack of developmental activity in the north, ``people are urging me to start my own party.''

Social justice, secularism and social harmony would be the guiding forces of the organisation, he said.

The Minister said he was touring the entire country to bring together like-minded people.

Asked about the name of the party, he said, ``Let me complete the spadework first.''

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