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YSRCP Leader Kasu Mahesh Blasts TDP Coalition for Murdering Democracy in Local Elections
- •Former YSRCP MLA Kasu Mahesh Reddy accused the TDP coalition of fostering a toxic political culture and undermining democracy during local body elections.
- •He alleged that the government is misusing the police and State Election Commission to illegally prevent YSRCP candidates from filing nominations.
- •Mahesh warned that officers violating the law will face a Special Investigation Team inquiry when YSRCP returns to power.
- •He highlighted specific incidents of intimidation and fabricated cases, including planted liquor bottles and wrongfully rejected nominations.
- •He called on the Election Commission to act independently and criticized forced unanimous victories as political suicides.
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Former YSRCP MLA Kasu Mahesh Reddy alleged that the TDP coalition was murdering democracy by using police forces to prevent YSRCP candidates from filing nominations through illegal arrests, intimidation, bind-overs, and fabricated cases.
Mahesh warned that every officer violating the law would face a Special Investigation Team inquiry when the YSRCP returns to power, and that constables involved in illegal house arrests would eventually give statements under Section 164 to expose the truth.
In Dachepalli, police planted liquor bottles in a YSRCP candidate's house to register a false case, and a nomination was wrongfully rejected on the grounds of unpaid deposits despite court intervention. In Gurazala, a candidate was preventively arrested on nomination day and obstructed the following day.