Andhra Pradesh BJP joins farmers' padyatra for Amaravati

Amaravati: Several BJP leaders from Andhra Pradesh left for Nellore district on Sunday to participate in the Mahapadyatra and express solidarity with the Amaravati region farmers who are opposing the tri-capital city formula proposed by the ruling YSRCP. Leaders who are participating in the protest march include BJP national general secretary Daggubati Purandareswari, State unit president Somu Veerraju, MP Sujana Choudhary, and former State unit president Kanna Lakshminarayana. BJP cadre are also joining the agitation in large numbers.

The move on the BJP's part comes around 20 days after the Amaravati region farmers embarked on their around 45-day protest march dubbed as court to temple march to oppose the current State government's moves to trifurcate the capital city - legislature in Amaravati, Executive in Visakhapatnam, and Judiciary in Kurnool.

Party sources hinted that the State unit jumped into action only after party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah chided them on their indifference to the issue. The Home Minister had visited Andhra Pradesh last week to chair the Southern Zonal Council Meet in Tirupati.