TDP General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Monday resumed his Yuva Galam padayatra after a hiatus of 79 days in Podalada, Razole Assembly Constituency. The Yuva Galam Padayatra, temporarily halted due to the illegal arrest of TDP Chief and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, has recommenced from the point where it concluded during the first phase.
On the 210th day of his Yuva Galam padayatra, over 20,000 people walked with Nara Lokesh, accompanied by TDP leaders K Atchannaidu, Nimmala Ramanaidu, Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao, Kollu Ravindra, Nakka Anand Babu, Gollapalli Surya Rao, Devineni Uma, Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary, TD Janardhan, Harish, Nimmakayala Chinarajappa, and YSRCP Rebel MLA Undavalli Sridevi.
Addressing the public at Tatipaka Centre in Razole Assembly Constituency, Lokesh mentioned that facing crises is not new for the Telugu Desam Party. He reminded the people that during the dissolution of the legendary NT Ramarao’s government, the Telugu people fought and reinstated him as Chief Minister.
Lokesh urged people to wait patiently for three months, assuring that the TDP, once in power, will address all their concerns. He emphasized that Yuva Galam has transformed into Prajagalam (People’s voice) with every step he takes.
Lokesh criticized CM Jagan Reddy for attempting to stop Yuva Galam by seizing his microphone and stool, assaulting his microphone operator, and filing 6 false cases against him and several cases against Yuva Galam volunteers. The TDP General Secretary asserted that Jagan Reddy filed false cases, such as Skill Development, Fibernet, Inner Ring Road, Irregularities in Sand and Liquor policy, just to prevent Chandrababu Naidu from addressing public issues, as Jagan was afraid of him. He revealed that Jagan will soon file a case against the TDP government for introducing ‘Anna Canteens,’ aimed at feeding the poor with government money. He stated that the YSRC government handcuffed justice by imprisoning Chandrababu Naidu for 53 days on false charges.
The TDP General Secretary further claimed that Jagan Reddy imprisoned Chandrababu Naidu by manipulating systems and institutions. However, the AP High Court stood for the truth and released him on regular bail, explicitly mentioning in its order that Jagan managed institutions and systems to imprison the former CM. Nara Lokesh questioned where Jagan should be lodged for looting public money amounting to Rs 43,000 crores and being accused in 38 cases if Chandrababu Naidu was imprisoned on false charges for 53 days.
Furthermore, the young TDP leader revealed that Jagan Reddy cheated government employees by introducing GPS after promising to revoke CPS before the 2019 elections. He emphasized that TDP will credit the salaries of government employees on time, along with releasing their pensions. He said that Jagan Reddy also cheated the police by not providing TA, DA, and their allowances, besides cutting them by 15%. He assured that GO No 79 will be revoked by the TDP government in the first 100 days of forming the government, and their allowances will be given back.
