Amaravati farmers on Monday kickstarted their second edition of padayatra demanding that the State government continue Amaravati as the Capital of Andhra Pradesh, at Venkatapalem village, near here. The farmers began the padayatra after offering prayers at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple.
Several farmers gathered at Venkatapalem before starting their walkathon christened as “Amaravati to Arasavilli yatra”. The 60-day-long ‘Maha Padayatra’ would cover north coastal districts of the State. The journey will cover 15 km on the first day. It will reach Arasavilli in Srikakulam district on November 11.
BJP leader and former minister Kamineni Srinivas, CPI national secretary K. Narayana, and others were present.
