A pylon would be unveiled in Thallada mandal headquarters by CPI(M) central committee member V. Srinivasa Rao on February 5, when the ongoing State-wide Mahajana padayatra — being spearheaded by party State secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram — would reach the 3,000 kilometre milestone on Sunday. The 4,000 km padayatra, which began at Ibrahimpatnam in Ranga Reddy district on October 17 in pursuit of two objectives — social justice and comprehensive development of Telangana, was set to enter Khammam district on Friday. The marathon padayatra would reach Gangaram in Sattupalli mandal of Khammam district from Aswaraopeta mandal in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district on Friday evening. Giving these details at a press conference at Sundaraiah Bhavan here on Thursday, CPI(M) district secretary P. Venkateshwara Rao said the Mahajana padayatra was nearing the 3000-km mark with the overwhelming support from all sections of society. The CPI(M) State committee meeting would be held at Teldarpally in Khammam Rural mandal on February 19.

Source: The Hindu February 02, 2017 14:48 UTC