Yuva Galam Padayatra
National General Secretary of TDP Nara Lokesh is undertaking the walkathon to engage the youth of Andhra Pradesh, encourage them to become active participants in the state's political process and join in him in raising their voice fearlessly.[1] On 27 January 2023, Nara Lokesh started the Yuva Galam Padayatra with a plan to cover 100 Assembly constituencies in the state of Andhra Pradesh with a road map to walk 4,000 km from Kuppam to Srikakulam.[3] The main aim of the padayatra is said to restore the credibility of the TDP as alternative to the ruling party and to showcase its commitment to addressing the issues faced by the people of Andhra Pradesh.[6] The 40-year-old Stanford graduate[7] TDP general secretary, whom Mr. Naidu is trying to groom as his political successor, faces an uphill task in proving his leadership qualities.[25] Here are the promises that have been announced by him: (Puthalapattu) (GD Nellore) (Srikalahasti) (Chandragiri) (Kadiri) (Penukonda) (Dhone) (Adoni) (Nandyal) (Kadapa) (Atmakuru) (Venkatagiri) (Gudur) (Kovur) (Kavali) (Kanigiri) (Trovagunta) (Vinukonda) (Pedakurapadu) (Mangalagiri) (Nuzvid) (Sithampet) (Vempa Village) (Patha Injaram) (Gouri Library) (Aganampudi) The youth movement continued uninterrupted except on unavoidable occasions like Tarakaratna's death, the MLC election code, Ugadi and Mahanadu.Critics have alleged that Nara Lokesh replicated Jagan's Padayatra in a manner that closely mimicked the Praja Sankalpa Yatra, including shot-for-shot recreations and identical camera angles from where the photographs were captured.[65] On the sidelines of his ongoing Yuva Galam padayatra at Alur in Kurnool district, Nara Lokesh alleged that Gummanur Jayaram- the Benz minister had grabbed 180 acres of prime land belonging to Ittina company.[70] Nara Lokesh gave a break to the Yuva Galam Padayatra for two days on 13 and 14 July to testify for a defamation case before the district magistrate against the AP Forest Corporation Chairman Gurrampati Devender Reddy for allegedly accusing Lokesh of being responsible for the suicide of Kanthamaneni Umamaheswari by grabbing her 5 acres of land in Jubilee Hills and MLC Sunitha for allegedly calling out Heritage foods as 'Sara industry' (Cheap local liquor Industry).