00:00Home Minister Amit Shah has started the Padhyatra. He's now leading the Padhyatra in Hyderabad.
00:05These are the live images and visuals from Hyderabad where this is the Lok Tantra Bachao or Rajakta Hatau rally
00:13that has been launched by the BJP.
00:17It's a nationwide Padhyatra campaign that has been launched in response to the opposition's campaign against SIR and Vote Chori
00:25and which is now being led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah himself in Hyderabad.
00:31Now, just ahead of the Padhyatra, he also visited the Bhagyad Lakshmi temple at Charminar
00:36and now he's leading this Padhyatra which is going to be a one kilometre long Padhyatra.
00:42There's heavy security deployment as well and BJP workers from across the country have gathered in Hyderabad for this Padhyatra.
00:51Now, this is not the first Padhyatra that has been launched by the BJP.
00:56There have been several. It is a campaign that is already underway.
01:00In fact, yesterday itself we saw how there were counter rallies and Padhyatras that were launched
01:05in response to the Ramleela Maidan rally by the India Bloc which one of them was led by BJP chief
01:13Nitin Nabeen.
01:14Today he's in Bhopalpur. Yesterday he was in Rautak leading the Padhyatra.
01:18Today he was in Bhopalpur. Meanwhile, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, he's in Hyderabad where he is leading this
01:26Padhyatra
01:26which has now started. It is going to be a one kilometre long Padhyatra.
01:30And once this ends, Amit Shah is also going to address the people who've gathered there.
01:36So the message is clear that if the opposition is out on the streets, so the BJP has also decided
01:44that the BJP is also going to fight this battle on the streets.
01:48This is a counter campaign to the vote chori rally and the protests that have been launched by the India
01:54Bloc.
01:54And now the BJP has launched this Log Tantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao campaign under which it is launching these Padhyatras
02:03every single day.
02:04And the senior leaders of the party are leading these Padhyatras, be it Nitin Nabeen, be it Union Home Minister
02:10Amit Shah, be it Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
02:14and several other Union Ministers as well.
02:18My colleague Abdul Bashir is on the ground getting us the latest on this Padhyatra.
02:24Abdul, now that the Padhyatra has started, give us more details on the route, how long it is going to
02:29be, what is the end point and what after that.
02:35Well, the Padhyatra has begun from Abbott's SPI bank on the crossroad opposite to Nislam College ground.
02:41And now the Padhyatra, right, Amit Shah Ji is heading this Padhyatra, is heading towards Hyderabad's MJ market, the Maazam
02:48Jai market,
02:49where he is set to address a huge gathering.
02:52As you can see, amid high security, the Union Home Minister Amit Shahi is moving forward towards the Hyderabad Maazam
02:59Jai market.
03:01Hundreds of karekartas and leaders, thousands of them have gathered on both sides of the road.
03:06Just, as you can see, in the visuals, how the gathering in this particular place, well, as Amit Shah Ji
03:13arrived, the Padhyatra had begun.
03:16And from here, people are being taken to, the Yatra is going towards the Maazam Jai market.
03:23From there, from there is where, from there is where he is set to address a huge public gathering.
03:28As you can see in the visuals, heavy, you know, gathering at this particular point, people are struggling in this
03:36particular Yatra.
03:37Thousands of people in one point, as you can see, even in the home and the public.
03:42This particular road in Abbott's here, this is a major road traffic, restrictions have been put in place, vehicles have
03:48been diverted from other locations.
03:50And as you can see, now, Yatra is ongoing towards the Hyderabad's MJ market here.
03:58As you can see, continuously, people here, along with the security personnel, now, the Yatra is moving forward.
04:05Many leaders have gathered at this particular point, going towards the Yatra.
04:11As you can see here, this is the point where, this is the point where, I know, all the leaders
04:19are right now moving forward.
04:20From here to Maazam Jai market is where the Yatra is set to go.
04:24Let me show you the complete road here.
04:26This is a wide road around, you know, a big road that is present.
04:31And the whole road is covered in orange.
04:34Several of the karikarthas from all over the state, from different states, have also come here to, you know, participate
04:40in this particular Yatra.
04:41Amid high, you know, arrangements, the preparedness was made here.
04:46And, sir, what do you have to say at this particular Yatra?
04:48See, the opposition parties of the Indy bloc are behaving very undemocratically.
04:54That is why this Mahabadi Yatra, to save democracy.
04:59Sri Amishajji's arrival in Hyderabad is the greatest encouragement for the BJP Kada.
05:06Okay.
05:06So, basically, what is the demand that you'll put forward at this particular Yatra?
05:09We ask them to get enlightened about the election just concluded, where they lost, and why are they worried?
05:16Let them go to the people's court and not just organize rallies and road blockages and all that.
05:22So, as you can see, hundreds of people marching here, cultural programs with Telangana's Bonalu, you know, being represented by
05:29some of the women here,
05:31Bhatkamma being represented, all the cultural activities are also put in place, many of them having play cards, several play
05:38cards here.
05:39And, you know, the flags, as you can see, the whole road here, complete road has been covered by a
05:45sea of people here, thousands of people marching towards the Hyderabad's MJ market.
05:50As you can see, sloganeering is also going here.
05:54And, as you can see, that continuously people here are marching towards the Hyderabad's MJ market road, where he's set
06:03to address a gathering, address the nation here, from here, and respond to the yesterday's Congress Ramlila Maidan program here.
06:11That is what is being expected.
06:13Now, BJP was so excited here.
06:15The state BJP had made all arrangements.
06:17The complete area here has been decked up for Union Home Minister Amit Shah to arrive to participate in this
06:24particular yatra and make sure that this yatra is successful.
06:30All the, you know, the market area here has been, you know, has been closed at certain points where there
06:37is a huge crowd expected or huge traffic movement there.
06:41Traffic restrictions have been put in place, heavy security amid high security.
06:45Now, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is heading towards the Hyderabad's MJ market.
06:50This is a one kilometer long yatra that you can see almost covering 500 meters as they started from Abbott's
06:57Road.
06:57And now 500 meters have been completed.
07:00Another half route that they have to, you know, go forward and then is where the whole yatra will end.
07:07This is the place, the Abbott's place here.
07:10However, Hyderabad being more significant for the Bharti Janta Party, all the events that were organized, be it the Charmina's
07:16Bhagi Lakshmi temple visit, that plays a major role for the Bharti Janta Party.
07:20And after which he had certain meetings.
07:23And then this Padi Yatra and a huge address to the nation from Hyderabad's MJ market is what is being
07:30expected.
07:31As you can see, as the yatra has completed 500, more than 500 meters, still people are, you can see
07:38hundreds of meters where people are still walking along with him towards the road, towards the M.
07:44Mawjam Jahi Market road, where the yatra is set to conclude.
07:47You can see women, you can see elderlies, you can see children, you can see all class of people participating
07:52in this particular yatra.
07:53People awaited for a long time.
07:56And then is where now the yatra began and the whole yatra is right now across 600 meters, we can
08:05say.
08:05But still, people are continuously gathering, continuously joining the yatra.
08:10People from all over the state have been brought in.
08:13All the BJP MPs, remember, there are eight BJP MPs in Talangana.
08:16All of them have, you know, have been, you know, tasked to show their strength here.
08:22And that is how you can see how the MLAs, the MPs have brought in.
08:26A lot of people here from all over the state who have participated joining Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Padi
08:32Yatra.
08:33This can be seen, as you can see, you know, thousands of people, right, a sea of people on this
08:38particular road.
08:39This road is said to be a wide road in the city of Hyderabad, almost 100 feet road, as you
08:45can see.
08:45And that whole road has been covered with the people who are walking here.
08:51And as you can see on the other side, not only one leader, but you can see people from different
08:57religions here who have participated, who have taken, you know, time to join this yatra.
09:02Today being Monday and this road being completely busy packed.
09:06Madam, what do you want to say?
09:29Sir, what do you have to say?
09:59What do you want to say?
10:04So, basically, as you can see that the gathering here on the all sides.
10:08See, let me show you the traditional Bonalu, you know, attire that is being shown, is being showcased here, especially
10:15in these kind of programs.
10:16We have this representation showing the culture of the state of Telangana also can be seen, where women are carrying
10:22the Bonalu, the traditional Bonalu on their heads.
10:25And this is said to be very sacred.
10:26And that is how, as you can see, on the other side, several of the traditional programs along with the
10:34drums and everything has been organized.
10:36Let me show you what the people are right now here, the cultural program that has been organized here.
10:43And all the people have gathered in huge numbers here, drums and traditions, traditional play have been, you know, set
10:53up all over this road.
10:54The Yatra has been completed almost 700 meters here and another, you know, another one-fourth of the route has
11:03to be completed.
11:04And still people are thronging in from different lanes, from different areas into this particular Yatra.
11:11All right, Abdus.
