Non-veg food is a strict no-no, for the fear of causing indigestion.
“We have avoided non-veg food as a precautionary measure. It would be difficult to continue the padayatra if leaders’ health get upset”, S T Somashekhar, the party leader in the food committee, said.
Health care
The food committee has identified locations to serve breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner during the padayatra. The menu for breakfast includes idli, dosa, kharabath. For lunch and dinner the participants would get chapati or ragi mudde besides rice and sambar. Somashekhar said, “We have taken enough care to get quality vegetables and food articles so that our leaders maintain good health throughout the padayatra”.
The padayatra will begin at Freedom Park in Gandhinagar around 8.30 am on Sunday. Around 5,000 people are expected to take part in the rally on the first day. A team of 750 people, including 150 members each from Youth Congress and party’s student wing NSUI, are expected to walk all along the way from Bangalore to Bellary in support of their demand for a CBI probe into illegal mining in the state.
The party has also tied up with restaurants all along the route. The party’s food committee comprises representatives from party’s district units to look after arrangements. Somashekhar said that school buildings, choultries had been identified to serve food along the route. Temporary arrangements would be made at some points.
The padayatris will be followed by three buses, which carry belongings of the leaders and workers taking part in the padayatra. The party has arranged for two ambulances, two doctors and two para-medical staff. A canter will carry bottled water to quench thirst of the walkers.
The youth congress workers had been asked to make arrangements for umbrellas and rain coats in case of rainfall during the padayatra.
DH News Service