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At Last, Jagan Gets Permission For Fast!

At Last, Jagan Gets Permission For Fast!

After a lot of hungama and litigations, the Chandrababu Naidu government has given permission to YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to take up fast unto death at Guntur from Wednesday demanding special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

However, instead of in Guntur town, Jagan will take up the fast at Nallapadu on the outskirts of Guntur city.

Jagan will reach Gannavaram airport at 9 am and will drive straight to Indrakeeladri to perform special poojas to Goddess Kanakadurga.

All the necessary arrangements are made for the hunger strike and party seniors have reviewed the arrangements at a meeting held in Vijayawada on Tuesday.

Jagan, initially planned to go on fast on September 26 to mount pressure on the Centre to concede the demand of the special category status for the State that was announced by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Rajya Sabha during the debate on the AP State Reorganisation bill.

But, the district police denied permission stating that the venue is located in the heart of the city where permission cannot be granted for such agitational programmes.

Later, the YSRCP leaders also moved a House motion with the High Court to get the clearance which too proved futile. 

Thus, the party had to put off the programme and subsequently it announced that Jagan will take up the indefinite fast on Wednesday.

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