RAPTADU (ANANTAPUR): YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of undermining democracy through manipulative politics and coercive tactics during the local body bypolls in the State.
Speaking to the media after consoling the family of Kuruba Lingamayya, who was murdered in Ramagiri mandal, Jagan alleged that the TDP resorted to violence and intimidation to grab posts in the local bodies where it lacked majority.
In Ramagiri, despite the YSRCP’s strength of nine members against TDP’s lone MPTC, Jagan claimed that the ruling party pressured MPTCs with police assistance, delayed the election process, and unleashed attacks that led to Lingamayya’s death.
Jagan mentioned attacks on YSRCP leaders in Nandyal, Mahanandi and Pedakurupadu, and the wrongful imprisonment of party leaders as evidence to the TDP’s vindictive politics under Naidu’s ‘Red Book Constitution’.
Security lapses come to the fore
Security lapses were witnessed during the visit of Jagan to Ramagiri in Sri Sathya Sai district on Tuesday. Despite being a Z+ category protectee, adequate police force was not deployed at the helipad. Due to an uncontrolled crowd surge, the helicopter’s windshield was damaged. Jagan had to return to Bengaluru by road after completing his programme