Maha Padayatra is a farce, says Nani
The Hindu
‘TDP leaders and real estate agents participating in it in the guise of farmers’
Minister for Transport Perni Venkataramaiah alias Nani has said that the “Maha Padayatra” of landowners belonging to Thullur and Tadikonda is a farce and most Telugu Desam Party leaders and real estate agents are taking part in it in the guise of farmers.
“The padayatra should be named as ‘papa parihara yatra’, meant to seek redemption from the grave mistakes TDP chief N. Chandrabbau Naidu had done in Amavarati. Mr. Naidu has cheated farmers, grabbed their lands in the name of development and made the entire development a real estate venture. It is comical to see TDP leaders and real estate agents leading the agitation in the guise of land owners,” said Mr. Nani.
The Minister flayed the TDP saying that the leaders had no courage even to hold the party flag. “There is no doubt that Mr. Naidu is the director, screenplay and story writer for the entire padayatra, and this marks the lowest point in his career,” the Minister said.

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