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YSRCP Alleges Coalition Government Fears Defeat in Local Body Elections
- •YSRCP leaders Kurasala Kannababu and Putta Siva Sankar accused the coalition government of misusing official machinery to obstruct party candidates in upcoming local body polls.
- •They alleged that caste certificates for YSRCP applicants were deliberately delayed or issued with incorrect categories, while TDP candidates received them promptly.
- •Incidents in Visakhapatnam and Markapuram were cited where candidates faced wrongful caste category changes or outright denial of certificates.
- •The party claimed that police were intimidating YSRCP aspirants and cadre by summoning strong candidates and initiating bind-over proceedings.
- •YSRCP demanded that all pending certificates be issued within 24 hours and called for transparent elections, warning accountable officials of consequences.
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Former minister Kurasala Kannababu and Putta Siva Sankar alleged that the coalition government was deliberately delaying or altering caste certificates for YSRCP candidates, such as changing applicant details from SC to BC or BC to OC, while TDP candidates received theirs promptly and applications in Markapuram were denied.
YSRCP leaders alleged that the police were intimidating party aspirants and cadre by summoning strong candidates to police stations and placing workers under bind-over proceedings to keep them out of the upcoming local body elections.
YSRCP leaders demanded that all pending caste certificates be issued within 24 hours of manual application and called for the local body elections to be conducted transparently, criticizing the timing of the process during the festival and holiday season.