VIJAYAWADA/KADAPA: YSRC president and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is set to kick off his ‘Memanta Siddham’ bus yatra from Idupulapaya in Kadapa district on Wednesday.
Before commencing the 21-day poll campaign, Jagan will pay homage to his father and former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy at YSR Ghat at 1 pm. Following this, he will embark on the bus yatra at 1:30 pm.
On day one, the Chief Minister will traverse through several key locations, including Kumarunipalli, Vempalli, Sarvarajupeta, VN Palli (Kamalapuram), Gangireddypalli, Urutur, Yerraguntla (Jammalamadugu), and Potladurthi. At 4.30 pm, he is scheduled to address a public meeting on the Proddutur bypass road.
Following the public meeting, the yatra will proceed to the night camp located on the Allagadda bypass road in Nandyala district, passing through Sunnapurallapalli, Duvvur, Jillela, Nagalapadu, Bodhanam, Rampalle Cross, and Chagalamarri, said MLC Talasila Raghuram.
As Jagan has already conducted Siddham meetings in Visakhapatnam, Eluru, Anantapur, and Bapatla districts, the bus yatra will cover 21 districts and 148 constituencies in the State.
The first phase of the bus yatra will focus on the Rayalaseema region, covering six districts - Kadapa, Kurnool, Annamayya, Tirupati, and Chittoor.
The YSRC chief will conclude the campaign at Ichchapuram in Srikakulam district. During the course of the bus yatra, Jagan will interact with the party rank and file, and guide them to ensure a second innings for YSRC. He will also meet representatives of different sections of society.
A large number of party leaders, activists, and supporters from Kadapa, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Pulivendula, Kamalapuram, Badvel, and Mydukur are expected to attend the public meeting at Proddatur.
“People are happy that the Chief Minister has considered Proddatur for his first public meeting during his election campaign,” local MLA Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy said.
According to party sources, Jagan will elucidate on the initiatives that his government has taken in the past 58 months. He will also elaborate on the programmes that he will introduce in the future for the welfare of the State.
Security has been beefed up along the route that the Chief Minister will be taking during his bus yatra.