Pad Yatras

The Election Commission has extended the ban on roadshows, 'pad yatras', cycle and vehicle rallies but relaxed restrictions for indoor and outdoor political meets for the upcoming assembly elections in five states.

The farmers, who have been on a 'pad yatra' from Sahranpur on September 11under the banner of Rashtriya Kisan Sangh,started their march from Noida's Transport Nagar this morning after the talks between Bhartiya Kisan Sanghatan and the Agriculture Ministry failed to materialise. They were stopped by police near Ghazipur on National Highway 24.

YSR Congress president and leader of opposition in Andhra Pradesh Assembly YS Jaganmohan Reddy will launch his 'Praja Sankalpa' pad yatra (foot march) on November 6 "to reach out to the unreached and interact with over two crore people" of the state.

The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) will launch a series of statewide "pad yatras" or walkathons on Congress president Sonia Gandhi's birthday on December 9 to highlight public grievances.

The Election Commission has extended the ban on roadshows, 'pad yatras', cycle and vehicle rallies but relaxed restrictions for indoor and outdoor political meets for the upcoming assembly elections in five states.

The farmers, who have been on a 'pad yatra' from Sahranpur on September 11under the banner of Rashtriya Kisan Sangh,started their march from Noida's Transport Nagar this morning after the talks between Bhartiya Kisan Sanghatan and the Agriculture Ministry failed to materialise. They were stopped by police near Ghazipur on National Highway 24.

YSR Congress president and leader of opposition in Andhra Pradesh Assembly YS Jaganmohan Reddy will launch his 'Praja Sankalpa' pad yatra (foot march) on November 6 "to reach out to the unreached and interact with over two crore people" of the state.

The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) will launch a series of statewide "pad yatras" or walkathons on Congress president Sonia Gandhi's birthday on December 9 to highlight public grievances.