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YSRCP Demands Central Forces and Kurnool DIG Suspension for Fair Polls
- •The YSRCP urged the Election Commission and Governor to deploy Central Forces to ensure free and fair elections in Andhra Pradesh.
- •Former MP Gorantla Madhav accused the ruling coalition of misusing the police force to intimidate opposition candidates and supporters.
- •The party specifically demanded the immediate suspension of Kurnool DIG, alleging biased conduct in favor of the ruling party.
- •YSRCP State Coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy accused Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of using police intimidation to prevent opposition candidates from filing nominations due to fear of defeat.
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YSRCP demanded that the Election Commission deploy Central Forces and immediately suspend the Kurnool DIG to guarantee fair and free elections. The party alleged that the coalition government was misusing police forces to intimidate candidates and act as ruling party agents.
YSRCP highlighted that incidents of attacks, intimidation, and coercion occurred in regions including Dharmavaram, Kurnool, and Punganur. During these incidents, opposition candidates and their supporters were targeted while local police allegedly functioned as agents of the ruling party.
Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy accused the ruling TDP-led coalition of obstructing opposition candidates from filing their nomination papers due to a fear of electoral defeat. He alleged that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu was orchestrating this intimidation through the state police force.