Lokesh padayatra will get TD back to power, says Yanamala

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam politburo member and former finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Thursday expressed confidence that “Yuva Galam’ – the padayatra of TD national general secretary Nara Lokesh starting from January 27, will mobilise people and end the rule of YSR Congress government under which every section of the society is suffering.

He said the 4,000-km-long padayatra will continue over 400 days. It will highlight unemployment, which has put a question mark over the future of unemployed youth. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who assured a job calendar for unemployed while in opposition has forgotten his promise after coming to power.

Ramakrishnudu pointed out that even the unemployment allowance of ₹3,000 per month that the Telugu Desam regime extended has been deliberately withdrawn with a vengeful attitude. The “Yuva Galam” padayatra will bring back self-confidence and political awareness among the youth, he stated.

The TD politburo member maintained that the padayatra evoked tremendous response from the public right after Lokesh announced the programme. Calling upon people of all sections to actively take part in the padayatra, he declared that its resounding success will create history in the state.