Rayachoti / Hyderabad, Oct 16 (Maxim News) : Violence broke out across Annamayya district in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
As vehicles were set on fire near the YSRCP office in Rayachoti town and the convoy of YSRCP MP P.V. Mithun Reddy was attacked in Punganur.
On the first day of filing nominations for local body elections. The MP was reportedly injured and seen with blood on his shirt.
According to YSRCP, the convoy of Mithun Reddy, the party’s floor leader in Lok Sabha and MP from Rajampet, was attacked by TDP workers in Punganur as he accompanied party candidates to the nomination centre. Attackers allegedly pelted stones and struck vehicles with sticks and iron rods, damaging and overturning them. The MP’s security guards also sustained injuries in the attack.
Police escorted Mithun Reddy to a room inside the nomination centre as attackers tried to force their way in. Officers had difficulty controlling the situation.
YSRCP alleged that TDP workers blocked the convoy and tried to prevent their candidates from reaching the centre.
It also alleged that police present at the scene failed to stop the attackers or protect the candidates.
Violence | YSRCP Demands State Election Commission Intervene as Vehicles Torched Near Party Office in Rayachoti
Separately, cars parked near the YSRCP office in Rayachoti town were set on fire.
YSRCP blamed TDP for the arson. The party condemned what it called an attempt on Mithun Reddy’s life and accused the TDP government of allowing its workers to use violence to silence opposition candidates and disrupt the election process.
YSRCP demanded immediate intervention by the State Election Commission.
It called for criminal cases to be registered against the attackers, action against police officers who failed to prevent the violence and security arrangements for all affected candidates to file nominations safely.
Mithun Reddy’s father and former Minister P.Ramchandra Reddy held the TDP government responsible for the attack.
He said if his son was not brought back safely, the government and police would be held accountable.
TDP had not issued a public response to YSRCP’s allegations at the time of this report. (Maxim News)
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