Chittoor: On the fourth day of his Yuvagalam padayatra, Nara Lokesh, the National General Secretary of the Telugu Desam Party, received a warm welcome in Palamaneru. The local residents, who came out in large numbers, greeted him with an apple garland and showed their support for the leader. During his interactions with the locals, Lokesh addressed the rising cost of living, which he blamed on the YS Jagan government's policies. He claimed that these policies have made life difficult for the people, causing many residents of Kuppam and Palamaneru to migrate to Karnataka in search of better opportunities. Lokesh also accused the YS Jagan-led government of driving away existing industries from the state. He claimed that the companies brought to the state by the previous government under Chandrababu Naidu have been forced to leave the state as they can't pay the J-Tax.
