The Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi (APS) filed a Writ Petition (WP) in the High Court (HC) seeking permission for the Maha Padayatra proposed to be taken out from Amaravati to Arasavalli in Srikakulam district from September 12.
It sought a direction to the Director General of Police and Superintendents of Police of 16 districts to give clearance for the long march which is intended to mount pressure on the government to complete the constructions and infrastructure creation in Amaravati as ordered by the HC on March 3, 2022.
APS secretary Gadde Tirupati Rao contended that the inaction of the respondents in not giving permission for the Maha Padayatra was in violation of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution. Permission for the long march had been applied under Section 30 (2) of The Police Act, 1861, but there had been no response so far.
