Naidu, Pawan Kalyan to hit campaign trail from Jan 5

Vijayawada: After sounding poll bugle in Vizianagaram district last month, former Chief Minister and TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu and his alliance partner Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan will address rallies jointly by reaching out to the people through a new public contact programme named 'Raa-Kadaliraa' from January 5 to 29.

TDP State unit president Kinjerapu Atchen Naidu along with party politburo members Varla Ramaiah and Kollu Ravindra, former Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao and MLC P Ashok Babu, told the media at Mangalagiri on Tuesday that as part of the Raa-Kadaliraa programme, Naidu will address public meetings in all the 22 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State. Stating that an action plan has already been formulated to garner the support of massive gatherings for all these meetings, Atchen Naidu announced that these meetings are being organised jointly by TDP and Jana Sena.

"Along with Naidu, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, will address these meetings in all the Lok Sabha constituencies," Atchen Naidu said. On Wednesday, the TDP is organising a meeting of the TDP's State panchayat raj unit at the Convention Centre near the TDP national headquarters in Mangalagiri, he said. The following day, on Thursday, 'Jayaho BC' programme will be held at the party headquarters under the leadership of Naidu, the TDP State unit president said. "This programme is aimed at creating awareness among the BC on how the government headed by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, has deceived the BCs. Also, a State-wide bus yatra is being planned soon under the supervision of the TNTUC (Telugu Nadu Trade Union Congress) to bring awareness among the working community, he stated.