YS Sharmila to launch state-wide ‘Upaadhi Haami Parirakshana Yatra’ on Feb 2

Vijayawada: APCC chief YS Sharmila will launch her state-wide 'Upaadhi Haami Parirakshana Yatra' from Bandalapalli village in Singanamala constituency, Anantapur district, on Feb 2. The yatra, scheduled in three phases, was announced on Friday.Phase 1 runs from Feb 2–7, covering Singanamala, Kalyanadurgam, Puttaparty, Dharmavaram, Madanapalli, Punganuru, Pileru, Palamaneru, GD Nellore, Tirupati, Srikalahasti, and Satyavedu constituencies. Phase 2 will be held Feb 12–14, starting at Munagiolu and covering Sarvepalli, Kavali, Kondepi, Pamuru, Kanigiri, Pulivendula, and Kadapa town. Phase 3 will run from Feb 17 to 20, beginning at Kodumuru and covering Pattikonda, Dhone, Allagadda, Vinukonda, Narasaraopeta, Tadikonda, and Tenali.During the yatra, Sharmila will hold Rachabanda meetings in the mornings and market meetings in the evenings, interacting with the public and explaining how the VB-GRAM G 2025 bill, passed by the BJP-led NDA govt replacing the MGNREGA Act, undermines the wage guarantee scheme introduced earlier by the Congress.She also convened a meeting with district presidents, in-charges, vice presidents, general secretaries, and party frontal wings to review preparations and strategies for making the yatra a success.