Andhra Pradesh’s opposition Telugu Desam Get together (TDP) on Sunday reacted strongly to Director Basic of Police (DGP) Ok.V. Rajendranath Reddy in search of particulars of celebration chief Nara Lokesh’s padayatra.

TDP politburo member, Varla Ramaiah mentioned that the DGP has raised a number of undesirable and undesirable queries on padayatra by the celebration normal secretary.

Lokesh, son of TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu, proposed to launch a 4,000 km lengthy padayatra from Kuppam on January 27.

Although Varla Ramaiah has written to the DGP in search of permission for the foot march, the police have nonetheless not accorded the permission. The DGP on Saturday wrote a letter to Ramaiah in search of a route map, particulars of individuals and automobiles within the yatra.

Strongly responding to the DGP’s missive, Varla Ramaiah has made it clear that this isn’t for the primary time within the historical past of the nation {that a} chief is endeavor a padayatra. “The previous prime minister, Mr Chandra Sekhar, the previous chief ministers of the State, the Late NTR and the Late YS Rajasekhara Reddy, the previous chief minister, Mr Nara Chandrababu Naidu, and those that fought for Independence just like the Mahatma Gandhi additionally went on padayatra,” he identified.

Varla Ramaiah additionally talked about in his letter the latest Bharat Jodo yatra by the AICC chief, Rahul Gandhi and the padayatra by Sharmila, the sister of Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The TDP chief requested the DGP to take measures to supply correct safety for the ‘Yuva Galam’, to be undertaken by Nara Lokesh, from January 27.

The TDP politburo member mentioned that Lokesh, via his padayatra, intends to carry consciousness among the many public on numerous points plaguing the state like lack of employment alternatives, poor welfare and growth within the state.

Stating that the Yuva Galam is tentatively deliberate to start on January 27 from Kuppam to Itchapuram masking round 125 Meeting segments unfold over 4000 km, Varla Ramaiah mentioned that the detailed schedule of the padayatra shall be supplied to the native sub-divisional law enforcement officials (SDPOs) forward of the schedule to allow the native police to supply vital safety preparations.

“In a democracy, it’s fairly pure that the political events meet the general public via numerous means to maneuver nearer to the individuals to deal with their grievances and the padayatra is just one such mechanism. The variety of individuals collaborating within the padayatra is dependent upon the native points and it’s the responsibility of the native police to estimate and assess as to how many individuals shall be collaborating within the programme,” Varla Ramaiah mentioned in his letter.

He additionally made it clear in his letter that the detailed schedule, together with the evening halts shall be intimated to the native police and acknowledged that some automobiles like prachara ratham, two sound automobiles, 4 automobiles in Lokesh convoy and a media van will kind a part of the automobiles accompanying him.