Udupi: Some film actors have arrived in town to add glamour to a by-poll that has no relevance to any party’s future, but for the keen struggle put up by two national parties and a local splinter group in state.

Ramya is due to address youth voters of NSUI as a Congress Campaigner and proceed in a walking expedition to garner votes for JP Hedge. Oscar Fernandes, MP and AICC secretary, flags off the march at 4PM on Thursday.

Top Congress leaders will join in, and address meetings at street corners. Bhavana and Adi Lokesh have joined Congress to follow Ramya in the march. They addressed some small groups to seek votes.

KPCC Secretary Umashree, another film star, said all these film personalities were never forced to join Congress. They were inspired by Rahul Gandhi, Lokesh said.

Lawyer and Rs-MP from Goa, and AICC Secretary, Shantaram Naik, asked local voters not to vote for BJP, Naik stated that a vote for BJP was only a wasted vote, as BJP demonstrated its lack of faith in democratic processes. The obvious choice whittled down to congress, Naik pointed out.

He spoke of Government plans on employment training in 2012-13, and a bill on citizens charter to come soon. He said Land acquisition for any purpose would be humanised. Benami land deals would be prevented, Naik promised, to protect promised, to protect farmers.