As the Yuva Galam of TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, completed 200 days on Thursday at Jangareddygudem of the combined West Godavari district, his mother, Nara Bhuvanesari, family members of Nara and Nandamuri actively participated in the pada yatra.

People from Chintalapudi and Polavaram Assembly segments also gathered in large numbers to greet Lokesh on the successful completion of his pada yatra for 200 days and reaching the 2700 km milestone. The TDP national general secretary began his Yuva Galam pada yatra on Thursday at Dandamudi Kalyana Mandapam in Jangareddygudem outskirts. Earlier, he actively took part in the Rakhi Purnima celebrations at the venue organised under the leadership of the senior party leader, Vangalapudi Anitha.

When the pada yatra reached the 2,700 km milestone at Seethampeta of Polavaram Assembly segment, Loeksh unveiled a pylon. He promised all those who are facing false police cases that all such false and illegal cases will be lifted once the TDP is back in the government. People will be freed from this autocratic rule, Lokesh remarked.

Later when the farmers from Narasannapalem raised various issues in a memorandum, including lack of proper power supply and no centres to purchase the farm products, Lokesh said that the farming is now in deep crisis due to the faulty policies being adopted by Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy. Assuring them that Minimum Support Price will be paid for all farm products soon after the TDP forms the government again, Loeksh told them that all the welfare schemes will be reintroduced by the next TDP government.

When the villagers of Bayyanagudem complained of unavailability of sand, Lokesh said that the sand mafia is ruling the roost in the State now and once the TDP is forming the coming government all such issues will be resolved. Those who are indulging in such sand mafia will have to face serious consequences once the TDP is back in power, Lokesh added.

“Thousands of grandmothers and sisters blessed me with healthy and long life on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and it is my responsibility to strictly follow the guidelines of the TDP to work for the safety and security of all, particularly women,” said Nara Lokesh, TDP general secretary, on Wednesday on the occasion of Rakhi Purnima.

While the TDP founder, late N T Rama Rao, has provided rights for women in property, former chief minister and TDP supremo, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, has transformed the lives of women with various welfare schemes. “I will also follow these norms for your safety and security,” Lokesh said when some women tied rakhis to him during his Yuva Galam pada yatra on Wednesday.

Paying rich tributes to former minister, Paritala Ravi, on the occasion of his birth anniversary, Lokesh said that Ravi got a permanent place in the hearts of the people by waging a war against injustice and inequity. He was the virtual god for the poor, Lokesh said.

When the representatives of the fishermen community of Devalapalli of Chintalapudi Assembly segment of the combined West Godavari district complained to Lokesh that the local MLA is complaining to the district collector that they do not belong to the fishermen community, the TDP national general secretary said that soon after the TDP forms the coming government the GO 217 which has become an impediment to their livelihood. The fishponds will be allocated to them as earlier, he said.

The displaced of Greenfield Highway, in a memorandum complained to Lokesh that the compensation paid to them is very less compared to the market value. Though they have made several complaints on the land acquisition, they were not taken into consideration but the Government forcibly acquired their lands using police and revenue officials, they told Lokesh and made an appeal to him to pay proper compensation after the TDP is back in power.

It is the responsibility of the Government to do justice to those farmers who sacrificed their lands for public purposes. Lokesh felt and regretted that the provisions of Land Acquisition Act-2013 are not applied to these farmers. “As soon as we come back to power, justice will be done to the Greenfield Highway displaced farmers and alternate arrangements will be made to supply irrigation water to your lands,” Lokesh told the farmers.

TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Tuesday made it clear that only former chief minister and party supremo, Chandrababu Naidu, can complete the Polavaram project after the party forms the next government.

Terming polavaram project as a boon to the State, Lokesh told the project displaced at the Sriramavaram campsite during his Yuva Galam pada yatra that it is only the coming TDP government that can do justice to them. Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, is a bane for Polavaram, he said and pointed out that 72 per cent of the project works were completed and Rs 4,000 cr was spent for relief and rehabilitation of the project displaced when Chandrababu was the chief minister.

Since the projects taken up by the Centre were not moving forward at a fast pace, Chandrababu accelerated the Polavaram project works by convincing the Central Government, Lokesh explained. “What happened after Jagan has come to power. Initially he promised Rs 19 lakh package and later brought it down to Rs 10 lakh but now claiming that nothing is there in his hands and the amount can be paid to the displaced only if the Centre releases funds,” Lokesh told the displaced during an interaction.

The project is pushed into crisis due to the reverse tendering policy of Jagan, the TDP national general secretary observed and felt that the diaphragm wall and the guide bund got damaged due to Jagan’s negligence. The Chief Minister cheated the displaced by not fulfilling the promises made to them, he remarked.

Maintaining that the TDP will abide by the promise made to the displaced earlier, Lokesh assured them that soon after the party forms the coming government Polavaram will be completed after a detailed study. The displaced will not only be paid the compensation but also houses will be built to them, he added.

As per the recent I-PAC survey report, if Jagan goes for elections right now he will win only 25 Assembly seats and if the elections are held after six months he will confine himself to a single digit, Lokesh maintained and revealed that Jagan is thus going for early polls. The TDP, however, is ready to face the polls whenever held, he added.

Earlier, the Polavaram displaced raised various issues including non-payment of compensation to them and that they feeling totally insecure whenever there is flood situation. They complained that the State Government is not even paying minimum attention to them except asking them to vacate their places of residence. They also wanted reservation in employment in the State.

TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Saturday promised to supply irrigation water for the dry lands in the combined Krishna and West Godavari districts by completing the Chintalapudi Lift Irrigation scheme within two years of his party forming the government.

Unveiling a plaque at Simhadripuram village of Musunuru mandal of Nuzvid Assembly segment in the combined Krishna district on the occasion of his pada yatra touching the 2,600 km milestone, Lokesh said “I am promising that within two years of the TDP back in power the lift irrigation scheme will be completed to supply water to the dry lands in the two districts.”

The villagers of Korlakunta of Nuzvid Assembly segment in a memorandum to Lokesh raised various local issues, including large scale irregularities in the cooperative bank in their village. They also made an appeal to Lokesh to complete the Chintalapudi and Pittalavanipalem lift irrigation schemes.

Observing that the YSRCP leaders are illegally occupying even graveyards, the TDP national general secretary said that there is no rural development after Jagan Mohan Reddy has become the Chief Minister as the Rs 9,000 cr panchayat funds are diverted. Assuring the villagers that rural development will be given top priority by the coming TDP government, Lokesh said that all the developmental works that are stalled now will also be taken up.

The TDP national general secretary promised the villagers of Pothireddypally that all the lift irrigation schemes will be completed and pucca houses will be allotted to those who do not have shelter. In the coming TDP regime all the eligible will get the benefits of the welfare schemes without any bias, Lokesh added.

The villagers of Musunuru, including the Dalits, met Lokesh and submitted separate memorandums in which they mentioned various local issues, including lack of proper roads, no quality seeds and fertilisers and frequent power-cuts. Lokesh promised to resolve all these issues once the TDP forms the coming government.

Later, the TDP general secretary participated in the Rachabanda programme during which the villagers voiced various problems. Jagan, who has said that the welfare schemes will be implemented for all the eligible beyond any caste or communal considerations, is withdrawing the schemes on various grounds including caste and religion, the villagers complained.

Responding to them, Lokesh felt that welfare should follow the development but Jagan is going for debts to implement every scheme and thus he can not continue these schemes for long. The Chief Minister is indirectly imposing a heavy burden on the common man due to which the whole country is making fun of the State, he remarked.

Promising to bring down the fuel prices, Lokesh also assured the villagers to reduce the tax burden on them. Listing out the welfare schemes already announced by the party for various sections, Lokesh said that 20 lakh jobs will be provided to the youth besides providing free travel by the buses for women.

Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, has taken all Dalits for a ride by not only unfulfilling the promises made to them but also diverting the Rs 28,147 cr SC sub-plan funds, said TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Friday and promised to lift all the false cases filed against the SCs and STs in the past four years.

Several representatives of the Dalit community from Tukkuluru calle on Lokesh during his pada yatra and in a memorandum submitted to him said that several false cases are being foisted against the Dalit community members. They said that the SCs from their area are reeling under various problems.

Instilling confidence among them that the coming TDP government will resolve all their problems, Lokesh told them that all the welfare schemes, including the Ambedkar Videsi Vidya Scheme, that were in force during the TDP regime will be reintroduced. Regretting that it has become a common practice in the YSRCP Government to harass innocent Dalits, Mr Lokesh said that all basic facilities will be provided in SC colonies once the TDP is back into power.

The Muslim minorities, in a memorandum informed Lokesh that they do not have any shelter and that their children are facing a lot of problems to pursue higher studies as the schemes which were implemented earlier are being discontinued by the State Government. Lokesh assured them that pucca houses will be built for all the homeless and the welfare schemes like Dulhan will be revived once the TDP forms the next government.

On the occasion of Varalakshmi Vratam on Friday Lokesh wished all the Telugus in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana besides those living across the country and abroad that let Goddess Varalakshmi shower blessings on all the Telugus on this auspicious day. “I pray to Goddess Lakshmi for your prosperous life. May you find all the delights of life, may all your dreams come true,” Lokesh said in a message released during his pada yatra.

Observing that irrigation projects were completely ruined during the Jagan Reddy Government, TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Thursday promised to take up the interlinking of Eluru canal with Polavaram channel.

The villagers of Ampapuram of Gannavaram Assembly constituency in the combined Krishna district in a memorandum submitted to Mr Lokesh during his pada yatra pointed out that the interlinking of the canals was initiated during the TDP regime and even sanctioned Rs 15 cr for the purpose. The villagers also informed Lokesh that the YSRCP Government has annulled the works and made an appeal to him to revive the project works, which will completely resolve the drinking and irrigation water problems for Eluru.

Regretting that the Annamayya project is washed out as the Jagan Reddy Government did not take up even maintenance of the irrigation projects, Lokesh said that once the TDP is back again into power the interlinking of these two canals will be taken up to permanently resolve the water problem. Though Rs 68,294 cr have been spent during the TDP regime for the irrigation project works, the YSRCP Government did not spend even one-fourth of this amount, he said.

When the villagers of Kodurupadu complained that the school sanctioned for their village by the TDP government had been cancelled after the YSRCP came to power, Lokesh said that the education system too was totally destroyed by the YSRCP Government. He assured the villagers of sanctioning the school again to their village besides completing the construction of the school building.

Lokesh promised the farmers of Bapulapadu mandal that the project displaced of the Polavaram right bank canal will be paid compensation soon after the TDP forms the next government. Drinking water will be provided to every doorstep and the TDP will certainly come to the rescue of the farming community by paying MSP to all farm products, he added.

Lokesh promised the Gowda community representatives, who met him during his pada yatra, that Adarana scheme will be reintroduced once the TDP is into power again and loans on subsidy will be sanctioned for the Toddy Tappers community. Lokesh maintained that TDP supremo, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, has all the credit of initiating the interlinking of the Krishna-Godavari rivers through Pattiseema project.

Promising to implement the Chandranna Bheema scheme more forcibly after the TDP is back in power, party general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Monday said that liquor shops will be allotted to the toddy tappers community as per their quota.

Lokesh had an interaction with the representatives of various BC communities at the Nidamanur campsite before beginning his Yuva Galam pada yatra on Monday. When they poured out their woes before Lokesh, moved by their problems he said that Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, has deceived the Nayee Brahmins too by not fulfilling the promise made to them that the services of those working in temples will be regularised.

Lokesh said that the TDP will discuss these issues and will take a positive decision. Pointing out that the TDP regime has allocated funds for MBC Corporation, Lokesh said that Jagan has formulated various welfare commissions but without any funds. The present situation is so bad that those who are working with these corporations are not getting their salaries, he remarked.

Rajaka community representatives and others also met Lokesh and submitted memorandums on the problems they are facing. The TDP national general secretary promised to resolve these issues once the party forms the next government.

Yarlagedda Venkat Rao joined the TDP in the presence of Lokesh at the Nidamanur campsite.

Investments will pour into the State immediately after the TDP is back into power and Information Technology (IT) companies will be set up in Visakhapatnam within 100 days of forming the government, said TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Wednesday.

Addressing the youth at Yerrabalem near Mangalagiri in Amaravati capital region in ‘Hello Lokesh’ programme organised during his ongoing Yuva Galam, the TDP general secretary said that he has undertaken the pada yatra only to raise the voice of the youth. “Since I have not committed any mistake till now I am still waging a war by remaining among the people,” he remarked.

Making it clear that building Amaravati will be completed within three years of the TDP forming the government, Lokesh said that the entire education system from KG to PG will be totally cleansed. Lokesh made it clear that the fee reimbursement scheme will be reintroduced by the TDP to ensure that the students overcome their financial difficulties and the vice chancellors of all the universities will be appointed beyond any political considerations.

The TDP is committed to the promise made to the youth to allot 40 per cent of the seats to them, Lokesh stated that a job calendar will be released every year as per schedule to fill all the vacancies in various government departments. Reiterating that the sole aim of his party is to build a poverty-free State, Lokesh said that a legislation will be enacted for the safety and security of women. “The provisions will be formed in such a way that anyone should get scared of looking at women,” he explained.

Regretting that the State is moving far behind with land mafia in a commanding position and attacks on innocent persons, the TDP general secretary called upon the people to vote for the TDP if they want the State to change for the better. “The State will be back on track only if the TDP supremo, Chandrababu Naidu, is back as chief minister,” Lokesh added.

The coming TDP government will accord highest priority to the irrigation and drinking water projects in the State, announced TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Monday.

The farmers of Petasannigandla of Macherla Assembly constituency in the combined Guntur district met Mr Lokesh during his Yuva Galam pada yatra and submitted a memorandum in which they said that the TDP government had launched lift irrigation works with Rs 3.80 cr but this Government is totally neglecting it. They appealed to Mr Lokesh to complete the pending works soon after the TDP forms the next government.

Responding to them, Lokesh said that this bankrupt Government, which could not even take up repair works to the project gates, can take up new projects. While the TDP government had spent Rs 68,294 cr on irrigation projects the YSRCP Government has spent only Rs 22,000 cr and the gates of Annamayya, Pulichintala and Gundlakamma projects were washed away, the TDP general secretary pointed out and promised to complete all the works once the TDP is back in power.

The people from Karempudi mandal complained of lack of drinking water and poor condition of roads. They also told Lokesh that they are facing untold hardships due to frequent power-cuts and made an appeal to him to resolve these issues after the TDP is into power again.

This Government is not in a position even to meet the drinking water needs of the people, Loeksh said and promised to supply safe drinking water soon after the TDP forms the coming government. Pointing out that the TDP government had laid roads to an extent of 25,000 km in various parts of the State, Lokesh said that this Government could not even undertake repairs to the damaged roads. He assured the Karempudi people that the TDP will certainly resolve all their problems and houses will be built for all those who have no roof to live-in, once the party is into power again.

When the representatives of the Muslim community from Karempudi wanted shadi khanas, Lokesh promised them that the coming TDP regime would permanently resolve all their issues. Expressing concern on the increasing attacks on Muslim minorities, Lokesh said that all those who are behind such attacks will be taken to task.

Strongly condemning the destruction caused by the ruling party goondas in the name of observing bandh, TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Saturday said that this has become possible only for the ruling party to indulge in attacks on the Opposition party activists right in the presence of the police.

In the name of the bandh these YSRCP rowdies damaged the bus belonging to the Amarraaja Batteries company, Lokesh said and asked where the police officials were who were supposed to protect the law and order in the State. The day is not too far when the people teach a fitting lesson to these goons, he added.

During his ongoing Yuva Galam pada yatra the villagers of Bommarajupalli and Kuchinapalli submitted memorandums to Lokesh. Responding to their problems, Lokesh promised to resolve all the issues once the TDP is back in power.

Listing out various welfare schemes announced by the TDP, Lokesh said that all these schemes will be implemented in letter and spirit by the coming TDP government. It is only the TDP that always thinks about the welfare of the common man, Lokesh said.

TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Thursday promised to distribute the assigned lands to the poor immediately after the party forms the coming government.

“We will acquire all the assigned lands that are now illegally occupied and distribute them to the poor,” Lokesh told the villagers of Kotcherla of Vinukonda Assembly segment in combined Guntur district during his Yuva Galam pada yatra. When the villagers of Kotcherla complained that they do not even have drinking water, Lokesh said that this corrupt Government did not implement even the Centrally sponsored Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.

“Once the TDP is back in power all the problems of the rural areas will be resolved. Safe drinking water will be supplied to every doorstep and house-sites will be allotted to those who do not have shelter,” Lokesh told the villagers.

As the Yuva Galam reached the 2,300 km milestone at Kondramutla village, the TDP general secretary laid the foundation stone for the Varikapudisela project. “I am assuring you that the coming TDP government will take up the project and complete it in a record time to meet the needs of the people here,” Lokesh announced on the occasion.

When the farmers from Angaluru said that they are not getting Minimum Support Price for their farm products, Lokesh said that since the Chief Minister has zero knowledge on agriculture the farmers are facing such untold hardships. Once the TDP is back in power their issues will be resolved on a war-footing basis, he said.

When the other villagers said that they are not getting any farm loans since their lands belong to the assigned category, Lokesh said that once the TDP government is formed a detailed survey will be conducted and these lands will be deleted from the prohibitory category.

Lokesh is giving a one-day gap for Yuva Galam on Friday as he is attending the Mangalagiri court. Lokesh is getting ready for a legal battle against a media house and the then chairman of Skill Development, Ajay Reddy, for spreading falsehood against him.

Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, is so busy in robbing the State and is not finding time even to meet the flood-affected and hold a review meeting on the damage caused to the State with the recent incessant rains, remarked TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Wednesday.

Addressing a mammoth gathering at Vinukonda as part of his Yuva Galam pada yatra, Lokesh said that the State Government has been saying that essentials will be supplied to the rain-hit after the flood situation recedes. “Till that time what should they eat? Does the Government want them to succumb to hunger,” Lokesh asked.

Expressing concern that in the rehabilitation centers too poor quality food is being supplied to the flood victims, the TDP general secretary said that Jagan is taking vicious pleasure in the suffering of the flood-affected. When Chandrababu Naidu was the chief minister, he used to visit the flood-hit areas much before the officials, he stated.

Observing that Jagan wants the youth to always remain poor, Lokesh said the Chief Minister has hit the future of the youth very badly by not filling up the vacant posts in various government wings. What happened to the Group-2 posts, vacancies in the Police Department and the DSC, he asked and pointed out that the existing Ambedkar Study Circles and BC Study Circles have been ordered to be closed.

The TDP, immediately after forming the coming government, will pay Rs 3,000 per month to every jobless youth till he or she gets employment, Lokesh said, adding that in five years 20 lakh employment opportunities will be created. Maintaining that the farming community too is the worst-hit during the YSRCP rule, Lokesh said that facilities like input subsidy, drip irrigation and other benefits will be extended to the farmers by the coming TDP government.

The TDP government will give top most priority to providing basic facilities in rural areas like drinking water, roads and drainage, said party general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Tuesday.

When the Ravvavaram villagers of Vinukonda Assembly segment in combined Guntur district in a memorandum sought providing basic facilities, Lokesh said that due to the failure of Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, the roads in the rural areas are in a dilapidated condition and soon after the TDP forms the next government all the needs will be met. Roads from the village to the agricultural lands will be reconstructed, he added.

Lokesh’s Yuva Galam pada yatra entered Vinukonda Assembly segment at Mupparajupalem in combined Guntur district, and was received by thousands of TDP leaders and activists. Party leaders, Pattipati Pulla Rao, Tenali Sravan Kumar, Alapati Rajendra Prasad, Kanna Laximinarayana, Nakka Ananda Babu, Dhulipala Narendra, Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao, Julakanti Brahma Reddy, Kommalapati Sridhar, Kovelamudi Ravindra, Nazir Ahmed, Vegasaneni Narendar Varma, Gonuguntla Koteswara Rao and several others accompanied by their large number of supporters gave a warm reception to Lokesh.

When the villagers of Mupparajupalem complained of severe drought conditions in their area, Lokesh said that this Government is not utilising even the Central funds released to meet the drinking water needs of the villagers. Andhra Pradesh is in the 18th place in the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission, he said, adding that once the TDP is back in power all their problems will be addressed on a war-footing basis.

The villagers of Putchanuthala raised various issues, Lokesh said that there is a scam in every scheme being implemented by this Government. Immediately after the TDP is into power all the facilities will be provided in all the government hospitals. Adarana scheme will be reimplemented to provide subsidy to fishermen, he added.

Lokesh told the villagers of Ramudupale and Lakshmipuram that every door-step will be supplied safe drinking water by the coming TDP government. He also told the villagers of Nuzendla that migrations will be checked by the coming TDP government by providing all the facilities in the villages.

Lokesh began his 172nd day pada yatra at Kempalli campsite of Darsi Assembly segment in combined Prakasam district and in a few hours the pada yatra entered the combined Guntur district.

Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, has resorted to Rs 7,000 cr scam in the name of distributing one cent land to the poor, said TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Monday.

Addressing a huge public meeting at Mundlamuru of Darsi Assembly segment in combined Prakasam district as part of his pada yatra, Lokesh said the Chief Minister has raised the curtains for a new scam in the name of allotment of one cent land for the poor. Besides these Rs 7,000 cr, Jagan has made another Rs 2,200 cr in the name of levelling these lands which are not useful for building houses, he remarked.

If it rains these lands turn into swimming pools and even the foundations laid by Jagan disappear in these rains, Lokesh said. “When YSRCP MLA, Nallapureddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy, himself has made a comment that these houses are not fit for residential purpose, I did not believe it but after watching the present situation I have come to a conclusion that the MLA is hundred percent correct,” the TDP general secretary commented. Till now only Indiramma houses are stated to be of poor quality but Jagan has broken the record, Lokesh said.

Observing that though the voters from the State have elected 31 MPs from the YSRCP, Lokesh said that all of them are engaged themselves only in formulating strategies to escape from cases. What happened to the promise made to the voters on the special category status, he asked.

The TDP has already announced various schemes in the name of ‘Bhavishayathuku Guarantee’, Lokesh said, adding that all these schemes will be implemented once the TDP forms the coming government. The farmers are the worst sufferers in Jagan’s rule with spurious seeds and fertilisers, he said.

Expressing confidence that the TDP will certainly come back to power in 2024, Lokesh promised to develop Darsi and an industrial corridor will be set up in Donakonda. Lokesh said that the people of combined Prakasam district have shown utmost love and affection towards him during his 17-day pada yatra in the district.

Earlier the villagers of Vempadu in a memorandum said that they do not have irrigation facilities for their lands. Responding to them, Lokesh promised to complete all the pending projects once the party forms the next government and all their demands will be conceded.

People in the State are now living under constant fear as almost all sections are the victims of Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, and his Government, said TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Friday.

Lokesh had an interaction with the representatives of the granite industry during his ongoing Yuva Galam pada yatra. When they complained that Jagan has destroyed the Cheemakurthi granite industry which was providing employment to over four lakh people and that of the 800 industries more than half were shut down after the YSRCP came to power, Lokesh said that the Chief Minister has hit below the belt to those who are dependent on granite.

Stating that during the TDP regime, several subsidies have been extended to granite industry, Lokesh promised to bring in a better policy for the further growth of the industry. “Immediately after the TDP forms the next government we will study the policies being adopted by the neighbouring States and will adopt them for the further growth of the granite sector,” Lokesh told them.

Assuring them that the power charges too will be brought down considerably, the TDP general secretary said he will personally take the responsibility of coming to the rescue of the mining industry. He, however, made an appeal to the representatives to provide maximum possible employment opportunities to the locals.

Stating that the GOs brought in by the Jagan Government which are adversely affecting the mining industry will be revoked, Lokesh said the illegal cases filed against the management will be lifted totally soon after the TDP is into power again. Jagan has seriously hampered the transport sector too by imposing heavy penalties and taxes, Lokesh said these taxes too will be reduced by the coming TDP government to provide some sort of relief to those who are in the transport sector.

As pada yatra touched another milestone of 2200 km at the First Ward of Trovagunta, Lokesh laid the foundation for the drainage system in the area on this occasion. The TDP, soon after coming back to power, will take up the drainage works, he said.

At the Ongole Agricultural Market Yard, the farmers from the district met Lokesh and submitted a memorandum on the problems they are facing with an appeal to resolve them once the TDP forms the government again. Responding to them, Lokesh said that the farming community has to bear these problems for some more months as a person who does not have even basic knowledge on agriculture is now in the ruling. “Once the TDP is back into power all their problems will be resolved,”he said.

If the person in power who has to implement the laws is a criminal, how can the common man expect safety and security from such a leader, asked TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, on Thursday.

Charing the ‘Jaiho BCs (Backward Classes)’ seminar at Ongole during his ongoing Yuva Galam pada yatra, Lokesh said that it is really miserable that action is not being initiated despite a victim approaching the police. What happened to the repeated claims of Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, that if any injustice is done to anyone Jagan will arrive much before a gun, Lokesh asked.

Observing that the whole State is living under constant fear in this psycho rule, Lokesh said that within 100 days of the TDP forming the coming government a legislation will be enacted for the security of the BCs. In fact, only after the TDP is formed BCs have got freedom both politically and economically, he added.

Recalling that it is the founder of the TDP, the late NT Rama Rao, who introduced welfare to the whole country, the party national general secretary said soon after the party is back in power funds will be allocated to BCs as per their population ratio. Promising that the Adarana scheme will be reintroduced which is now withdrawn by the YSRCP Government, he said financial assistance will be provided to BCs for further studies abroad.

In order to build a poverty-free State, financial assistance will be provided to BCs to make them self-reliant, Lokesh said. This apart, industrialists will be welcomed to the State to set up their units to provide large scale employment opportunities to the youth, he stated.

Maintaining that the TDP will again create a history by doing justice to the BCs, Lokesh said that those who are now harassing the community will be taken to task once the TDP is back in power. Lokesh clarified the doubts raised by the participants. Members of the community from different parts of the State were present at the programme who noted anchor Udaya Bhanu facilitated the interaction.