Hyderabad: AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan and TPCC Chief Mahesh Kumar Goud is going to launch four day Padayatra on Thursday. The Padayatra is scheduled to commence at Pargi in Vikarabad district on Thursday.

Before their Padayatra, they met CM Revanth Reddy at his residence on Wednesday and discussed party related issues. They discussed the Padayatra aimed at consolidating the party base for the upcoming local body elections. Meenakshi Natarajan and Mahesh Goud will be leading the Padayatra from July 31^st to August 4^th. They also discussed the action plan to intensify the fight in Delhi for Backward Classes reservation.

The Chief Minister, Ministers and other leaders will camp in Delhi from August 5^th to 7^th to fight for the Presidential assent for two Bills aimed at providing 42% reservation to Backward Classes in education, employment and local bodies. On August 5, the Congress MPs will give a notice for adjournment in both the houses of the Parliament for a debate on Backward Class reservation.

On August 6^th, a dharna will be held at Jantar Mantar over Backward Class reservation. Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs, MLCs, party leaders and leaders of Backward Class organizations will participate in the dharna. The Congress leaders will meet President Droupadi Murmu on August 7^th to submit a memorandum. The Congress party has decided that 50 leaders and workers from each constituency will leave for Delhi by a special train.

The Padayatra, aimed at strengthening the party from the grassroots and devising strategies for the upcoming local body polls, would resume after August 7^th. The Congress leaders will stay in villages, listen to locals and actively engage in community service named Shramadanam.

The campaign will cover one constituency in each of the six erstwhile districts in the first phase. Each day will feature a 10-km Padayatra starting at 5 p.m., followed by an overnight stay in the village. There will be Shramadanam next day till 11 a.m., followed by an interaction with local Congress leaders and elected representatives at 3 p.m. Ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs and senior district leaders will participate in the programme.