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May 2008

Former I-T officer forms new party

By Tarunkumar Singhal, Raman Jokhakar
Chartered Accountants
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11 Former I-T officer forms new party


Tired of the corruption in government machinery, he quit his
job as an Income-tax official and on Friday he announced the launch of a
political party to fight the ills. But A. C. Tejpal, ex-Commissioner of
Income-tax, has not yet decided if any candidate from his party will stand for
the next Lok Sabha elections as he awaits a response from the general public on
this move.

Tejpal put in his papers as Income-tax chief on March 28 and
has now actively jumped into politics with the launch of the Common Man Party of
India (CMPI). In a press meet, he said, “Our members have toured many villages
and there is a demand for a party that offers solutions to uproot corruption
from government functioning. The party has chalked out an agenda to check the
menace of injustice and corruption,’’ he said. He also said every member will be
contributing to the party fund.

(Source : The Times of India, April 2008)

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