Maro Praja Prasthanam: Sharmila touches 800km mark
YSR Congress Party leader and its president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister, Sharmila crossed the 800 km milestone in her 'Maro Praja Prastanam' padayatra, in Rangareddy district on Thursday.
Sharmila, who embarked on the foot march on October 18, a repeat of her father late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s 1,600-km long padayatra in 2003, from Idupulapaya, aiming at understanding the different problems being faced by the people, touched the 800-km mark today. During the padayatra, she is interacting with all sections of people.
She has been walking through all the villages, mandals and districts amid milling crowds everyday and has been drawing huge response to her yatra in all the districts.
She entered Telangana region recently and the response was as much high as in other regions, which has created a fear among other parties of YSRCP's growing popularity
She held 'Rachabanda' in all the places where she interacted with the people irrespective of their ages and assured them YS Jagan will bring back YSR's golden era.
Addressing people at Ravirala, Sharmila said: "vultures are ruling our state." Recalling her father's welfare scheme which brought in a revolution in the state, she alleged that the present government dumped all the people-friendly schemes devised by YSR and landed everyone in troubles.
