ZPTC by-elections: Jagan alleges misuse of energy by TDP

YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and the NDA authorities of undermining democracy and interesting in anarchic politics within the ongoing Pulivendula and Ontimitta ZPTC by-elections.

In a submit on X on Sunday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that Mr. Naidu was resorting to conspiracies, intimidation, and misuse of official equipment to affect the end result of the by-elections.

The TDP leaders, with the cooperation of sure officers and cops, had orchestrated violence towards the YSRCP cadres whereas creating situations for sales space capturing, he stated.

From the second the by-election notification was issued, the police started binding over lots of of YSRCP employees, together with people with no prison file, solely to intimidate them, he alleged.

On August 5, in Pulivendula, TDP supporters attacked YSRCP leaders attending a marriage, leaving Amaresh Reddy and Saidapuram Suresh Reddy severely injured, he alleged. The TDP gangs tried to homicide YSRCP MLC Ramesh Yadav and Velpula Ramalinga Reddy close to Nallagondavaripalle by smashing their automotive with sticks, stones, and rods, and pouring petrol in an try and set it on fireplace, whereas the police stood by with out intervening, he alleged.

Instead of arresting the attackers, the police filed SC/ST case towards Velpula Ramu and 50 others on August 6. The officers shifted polling cubicles from villages to distant places, forcing hundreds of YSRCP supporters in Pulivendula to journey two to 4 km to vote, he stated.

On the evening of August 8, twelve individuals have been arrested in reference to the case towards Velpula Ramalinga Reddy, with YSRCP claiming that a few of these named have been in police custody in the course of the alleged incident.

While 4 have been later launched after proof was offered, eight have been remanded. “On polling day, the TDP plans to suppress voter turnout and stop the reporting of assaults, atrocities, and sales space capturing by concentrating on reside broadcast automobiles and gear,” he stated.

Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy stated these incidents make it shameful to name this a democratic election, however expressed religion that reality and justice would prevail.