Political parties to float ‘Sakala Janula Padayatra’

Barring the ruling party and the CPI (M), all other political parties and people’s organisations are set to launch padayatra titled ‘Sakala Janula Padayatra’ with the demands of allocating Nizamsagar Project water exclusively to the erstwhile undivided district and also reopening of Nizam Sugar Factory, tomorrow.

The padayatra will begin at Nizam Sagar and come to an end here on June 11 evening. It will pass through as many as 71 villages in Banswada, Beerkur, Kotagiri, Bodhan, Yedapally, Renjal, Navipet and Nizamabad mandals in two districts. Public meetings would be held at Banswada, Bodhan and here during the course of yatra, which is expected to be attended by all party district-level leaders. Speaking on behalf of leaders, the T-JAC convener M. Bhaskar said that the Telangana Jana Samithi president M. Kodandaram, senior Congress leaders and State-level leaders of other Opposition parties will address the valedictory of the padayatra at Dharna chowk here.

He said the padayatra would cover 150 km creating awareness on the failure of the government in keeping its promises of two bedroom houses to the homeless, three acre land to dalits and 12% reservation to minorities besides the main demands of taking over the NSF and allocation of NSP water to the old district alone.

No to diversion

He said the all the parties were opposing the diversion of NSP water to other districts. During the padayatra the participants would collect one lakh signatures on the demands.