Tirupati: The second day of filing nominations for ZPTC and MPTC seats in Annamayya, Chittoor, and Tirupati districts continued on Thursday amid sporadic clashes between Telugu Desam (TD) and YSRC workers.
Both parties are alleging attacks on their workers to prevent them from filing their nominations from various territorial constituencies.
In Thamballapalle constituency of Annamayya district, TD has alleged that YSRC workers attacked its workers during the nomination process in PTM, Thamballapalle and Peddamandyam mandals.
Several TD workers reportedly sustained bleeding injuries.
In Chandragiri constituency, arguments broke out between TD and YSRC leaders at Chinnagottigallu in the presence of police.
In Ramachandrapuram mandal, YSRC alleged that TD leaders have prevented its candidates from filing nominations.
MPTC candidates staged a protest on a road, disrupting traffic on the Tirupati-Pichukalavalasa route.
In Chittoor district, allegations emerged that nomination papers belonging to MPTC candidate Shirisha Guruvareddy had been snatched in Srirangarajapuram mandal.
The incident triggered protests and clashes between the two groups.
In Tirupati, independent candidate Subhadra from Chiguruwada arrived to file her nomination with around ₹6,000 in Re. 1 coins collected from villagers.
She said the villagers had contributed the coins to support her candidature and draw attention to the neglect of local issues.
Complaints of police being biased continued.
YSRC leaders alleged that their party representatives are being placed under house arrest during the nomination process.
Police arrested former Chandragiri MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy for staging a protest outside the Tirupati Collectorate along with his sons and candidates.
Tirupati MP Dr Maddila Gurumurthy and MLC Sipai Subramanyam had been placed under house arrest.
Chandragiri MLA Pulivarthi Nani has also been reportedly placed under house arrest.
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