Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi would undertake a
'padayatra' and interact with farmers, weavers and women from self-help groups
in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh during a visit on July 24.
Gandhi, who has held similar visits and foot marches in
states like Punjab and Telangana, would start his ‘padayatra’ from Obuladevara
Cheruvu village in the perennially drought-hit Anantapur district on the
morning of July 24, stated a release from Andhra Pradesh Congress today.
En route, he will interact with farmers, weavers and
students, besides garlanding the statues of Bharat Ratna B R Ambedkar and late
Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, it said.
He would continue his ‘padayatra’ in two more stretches and
hold meetings with NREGS workers and migrant labour at different villages in
the district.
He is scheduled to meet the family of a farmer Harinath
Reddy who allegedly committed suicide.
After the ‘padayatra’ ends, Gandhi would receive representations
from people and also talk to senior Congress leaders at Puttaparti, the
spiritual town of late Satya Sai Baba.
The Congress vice-president would visit the ‘Maha Samadhi’
of Satya Sai Baba at Puttaparti, before wrapping up his visit, the release added.
Gandhi undertook a ‘padayatra’ in Telangana in May this year
during which he hit out at the NDA government at the Centre and TRS government
in Telangana on farmers’ and land issues.
Anantapur district, bordering Karnataka, is among the
districts in the country which receive lowest amount of rainfall.
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