Sharmila to carry on second Praja Prasthanam from Oct 18

Press Release

Hyderabad, October 11: The second Praja Prasthanam would begin on October 18 from Idupulapaya with YSR family members carrying on the legacy of mass contact programme which will highlight the failure of State Government and its nexus with TDP targeting YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

“The Padayatra will begin at Idupulapaya on October 18 and conclude at Srikakulam. Sharmila will carry out the programme and will be joined with other family members and when YS Jagan Mohan Reddy comes out, he will take over from us,” YSRCP Honorary President, YS Vijayamma told reporters here on Thursday.

The Padayatra covering all the three regions of the State will be on the lines that YSR has toed during his Praja Prasthanam which turned a new leaf in the polity of the State, she said after the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting which has prepared the roadmap and was approved by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, she said.

The lack of governance and the anarchy prevailing in the State, with all the YSR welfare schemes being dumped or distorted, and the indifferent attitude of the Government towards all major issues affecting farmers, workers, students, women, minorities and other sections of the society on one hand and the nexus of main opposition TDP which is on “Save Congress “mode are the focal points of the Padayatra, she said.

TDP leaders meeting Finance Minister P Chidambaram, hours before ED, working under his Ministry, issuing attachment notice has exposed that the two Parties are working in tandem targeting YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The event taking place on the eve of the Supreme Court verdict on YS Jagan Mohan Reddy bail petition shows the conspiracy angle in full glare of the public. It is not a coincidence as this has been a pattern with Congress, TDP and vested interests pulling up something big whenever the judicial proceedings of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy reach a crucial juncture.

The motive seems to be very clear. The Congress and TDP want to share power in turns and will not allow any third force to grow. They were proved wrong on many occasions, but they are bent on their theory and are persistent, unmindful of the public opinion, YS Vijayamma, who shared the dais with Koathala Ramakrishna and Bajireddy Govardhan, said. 

In course of the Padayatra, will create a public opinion forcing the main opposition TDP to move a no-confidence motion against the State Government which hardly governs nor cares for the common man and has been taxing indiscriminately and going to the extent of collecting power dues in retrospective effect and TDP remains silent, instead of taking the issue head-on, she said adding that watering down of fees reimbursement scheme, poor power supply to farmers and as to why TDP is not playing its role as the Opposition Party are the questions we should be raising during the Padayatra.

We have been fighting on public issues ever since the Party has come into being and will continue to do so. Our programme will aim at raising public opinion against the insensitive State Government and equally numb and compromising Opposition TDP and force a no-confidence motion at the earliest.

The Padayatra will be a continuation of the various agitations led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy against the Congress for watering down YSR schemes and taking anti-people decisions, she said.