YSR Congress president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy: YSR Congress president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said Andhra Pradesh’s electoral system is collapsing alarmingly with democratic institutions getting totally hijacked.
In a statement on Sunday, he said, “Hey Ram! Save Democracy! Broad daylight rigging, polling agents being obstructed and pulled out and voters openly threatened and prevented from exercising their right to vote, all in the presence of police.”
He said that in Pulivendula municipality, in 70 out of 80 polling booths, YSR Congress party agents were not allowed to enter the polling stations and asked who would identify the voter in such a scenario. He said that apart from his home constituency Pulivendula, similar incidents were also witnessed with respect to the ULBs including Kadapa, Anantapur, Tirupati, Kurnool, Chittoor, Ongole, Guntur, Nellore, Visakhapatnam (GVMC), Vijayawada, Macherla, Chilakaluripeta, Vinukonda, Jammalamadugu, Nandyal, Cheemakurthi, Yemmiganur, Sullurpeta, Palasa, Nayudupeta, Nandigama, Jaggaiahpeta, Kuppam, Puttur, Bheemunipatnam, Parvathipuram etc.
He said that under the chief minister’s watch, AP’s electoral system was collapsing alarmingly and opined that the election held was only a selection and called it an assault on democracy and a brazen attempt to subvert people’s mandate.
Jagan Reddy said, “I specially mention and salute the brave women and dedicated party cadre who stood their ground and fought till the very last minute to save democracy.”
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