BJP leaders join farmers’ padayatra
The Hindu
They support the demand that Amaravati be retained as State’s sole capital
The morale of the Amaravati farmers currently on a walkathon to Tirumala got a boost on Sunday with the BJP leaders extending their full support to their more than 700 days struggle demanding that Amaravati be retained as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh.
A host of senior BJP leaders, who included national general secretary D. Purandeswari, Rajya Sabha members Y.S. Chowdary and C.M. Ramesh, and party State president Somu Veerraju, walked for some distance with the farmers led by Amaravati Parirakshana Samiti convener A. Siva Reddy as the ‘maha padayatra’ resumed from Rajuvari Chintalapalem in Nellore district.
“We have come to express our solidarity with the farmers from the capital region after apprising Union Home Minister Amit Shah of the ground realities,” Ms. Purandeswari said.