PrajaSankalpaYatra: Day 1 Schedule

On Monday morning, YSR Congress Party president and leader of the Opposition in AP, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will commence his padayatra after paying homage to his father at the YSR Ghat at 8.30 am. Exactly at 9.42 am, YS Jagan along with his party leaders and workers will proceed to YSR Estate Exit Gate. He will address a public meeting at 10.30 am.

After the meeting, YS Jagan will resume his padayatra and will reach Vempalli Road Camp site where he will sit for lunch along with the party leaders at 1.30 pm.

Post lunch, the padayatra will resume at 3.30 pm and YS Jagan will reach Maruthi Nagar village by 4.20 pm. At around 4.50 pm, he will reach Estate Circle at Veeragaddepalle village and hoist the party flag. Later, the padayatra will reach Kummarampally village before heading to Vempalli Road Camp site at Idupulapaya, where he will spend the night.

Bless YS Jagan's mission to save democracy: Dharmana

YSR Kadapa: YSR Congress Party senior leader Dharmana Prasada Rao slammed the Chandrababu Government as having the singular distinction of surviving through the support of opposition MLAs. He hit out at Chandrababu Naidu for the unconstitutional manner in which he was seeking to run the government. Prasada Rao was speaking on the occasion of the commencement of the AP Leader of Opposition and YSRCP President, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's Praja Sankalpa Yatra at Idupalapaya this morning. Dharmana ridiculed the TDP leadership for not only admitting 22 opposition legislators into their fold, but also rewarding four of them with ministers' portfolios. The TDP government is being run in the most undemocratic manner, he criticized.

Dharmana said that the Chandrababu govt secretly issued as many as 2000 GOs which itself is a reflection of the complete lack of transparency of the TDP Govt. Moreover, the voice of the opposition is being stifled in the Assembly and opposition legislators are not given an opportunity to voice the concerns and grievances of the masses in the House, he said.

Under the circumstances, the only option left for the opposition was to reach out to the masses which was the underlying objective of YS Jagan's mass out reach programme, he added.

The Praja Sankalpa Yatra is also aimed at pointing out the irregularities of the unconstitutional means the Chandrababu Govt is adopting. He appealed to the people of Andhra Pradesh to back and bless YS Jagan's mission to save democracy along every step of the way.

YS Jagan Is Like Your Son, Grandson, Brother: YS Vijayamma

YSR Congress Party honorary president YS Vijayamma on Sunday called upon the people of Andhra Pradesh to support YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in the same way that they stood by the late Dr YS Rajasekhar Reddy and Sharmila in the past.

Speaking to reporters here, Vijayamma said the #PrajaSankalpaYatra to be launched by YS Jagan on Monday is as historic as YS Rajasekhar Reddy's Padayatra which had changed the lives of people of Andhra Pradesh. "I appeal to each and every person in the state to support my son in the same way as you would support your son, grandson or brother. He is going to meet all of you and will strive to find solutions to all your problems," she said.

Recalling the historic Padayatra taken out by the late Dr YS Rajasekhar Reddy, Vijayamma urged the people to give YS Jagan a chance to serve them to improve their lot. "Dr YSR became chief minister after the Padayatra and he took several decisions that impacted the lives of people. He signed the first file to give free power to farmers and introduced low interest loans to women entrepreneurs among several welfare schemes," she said and assured that her son would revive all those programmes after becoming chief minister in 2019 elections.

Vijayamma said that through his extensive interaction with the common masses during the course of his Padayatra, Dr. YSR could get a first-hand understanding of many of the problems being faced by people drawn from various segments of society. Accordingly, he worked tirelessly to address people's problems after he became the Chief Minister of the state.

Highlights From YS Jagan's speech

Highlights From YS Jagan's speech

After formally launching his 'Praja Sankalpa Yatra', YSR Congress Party president and Leader of the Opposition in AP, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy addressed a huge gathering of people at Idupalapaya. 

Scores of people extended a warm welcome to YS Jagan.

Excerpts from his speech:

*I want to formulate our party manifesto to resolve all your problems

*The purpose of Praja Sankalpa Yatra is to formulate a people's manifesto for the party for the 2019 elections by gathering their opinions and suggestions.

*This is going to give him a blue print for an efficient government that can make Andhra Pradesh a progressive state

*Chandrababu Naidu brought a bad name to AP with his corrupt and inefficient administration which needs to be reversed for the welfare of each and every person in the state .

*My vision is to put Andhra Pradesh on a fast track to development while ensuring the welfare of farmers, workers, women, youth, tradesmen and all sections of society 

*I have a desire to live in the hearts of people forever

*I have a desire to provide the best education for all children

*I have a desire to get jobs to each educated person

*I have a desire to get Special Category Status to AP which can only attract industries and investments into the state

*I have a desire to see farmers prosper through agriculture by providing all support

I wholeheartedly bow down to all of you in humility: YS Jagan

YSR Kadapa: YSR Congress Party president and Leader of the Opposition in AP, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy began his 3,000-km walkathon amid huge crowds on Monday.

 The YSRCP chief began his 'Praja Sankalpa Yatra' from Idupulapaya after paying homage at Dr. YS Rajashekar Reddy's memorial at YSR Ghat.

Later, he addressed a huge gathering of people at Idupalapaya. "I wholeheartedly bow down to all of you in humility," YS Jagan said amid thunderous applause.

He said that  Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy was alive in the hearts of the masses.  He slammmed Chandrababu for adopting the wrongful means adopted to obstruct his political ambitions. "I must be half of Chandrababu's age like his own son. But it hurts me to know that his only aim is to lay obstacles in my political path," said YS Jagan, adding that despite the fact that his father had left his body as long as 8 years ago, the people had stood by him like a rock and showered upon him their unconditional love for which he felt indebted.

Praja Sankalpa Yatra Takes Off

YSR Congress Party chief and Leader of the Opposition in AP, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday launched his historic Praja Sankalpa Yatra to personally interact with over two crore people on his way from Idupulapaya to Icchapuram covering 125 constituencies across 13 districts in Andhra Pradesh along a 3,200-km route during the next six months.

Thousands of people reached the YSR Ghat where YS Jagan arrived early in the morning to pay tributes to his late father and undivided AP's chief minister Dr. YS Rajasekhar Reddy before launching his padayatra.

Idupulapaya turns into a sea of humanity

YSR Kadapa: Scores of people thronged the place wanting to catch a glimpse of their beloved leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at Idupulapaya.Thousands of people reached to Idupulapaya to wish YS Jagan.

While many hailed Jagan's people-centric movement, several others vowed to take active part in the YSRCP chief's Praja Sankalpa Yatra which will commence from today. 

Vexed with the TDP government's apathy, the general public expressed hope that YS Jagan will bring about the much-needed change in the political scene and solve the problems they are facing on a daily basis.