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SV Satish Kumar Reddy Challenges TDP Govt to Secure Opposition Nominations
- •YSRCP State General Secretary SV Satish Kumar Reddy challenged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to protect opposition candidates and allow them to file nominations freely.
- •Reddy alleged that YSRCP candidates were attacked in front of police and forced to arrange private security just to file nominations for local body elections.
- •He highlighted incidents in Pulivendula where candidates from 18 wards were prevented from entering the municipal office after the chairperson and 22 councillor candidates filed on the first day.
- •Reddy demanded a comprehensive inquiry into the lathi-charge, tear gas use, air firing, and vehicle burning near the YSRCP office in Rayachoti.
- •He called for protection for every candidate, action against those obstructing nominations, and impartial future elections supervised by Central forces.
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YSRCP leaders alleged that TDP activists and supporters used attacks, intimidation, and restrictions—including burning vehicles, damaging convoys, and destroying nomination papers—to prevent YSRCP candidates from freely filing their nominations in areas like Kadapa and Punganur, while police failed to intervene effectively.
Polling for local body elections is set for October 28, with counting and result declarations on October 30. Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) elections will occur on November 3, and their results will be announced on November 5. Gram Panchayat elections will take place across three phases on November 26, November 29, and December 2, with results declared on respective polling days.
SV Satish Kumar Reddy demanded comprehensive inquiries into police actions like lathi-charges and tear gas use, protection for all candidates, legal action against those who obstructed nominations, and free, impartial future elections supervised by Central forces.
