Cadres belonging to the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party, the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh, allegedly ransacked the headquarters of ...
Cadres belonging to the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party, the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh, allegedly ransacked the headquarters of the Telugu Desam Party at Mangalagiri town in Guntur district and its offices in other places on Tuesday, reported PTI.
The attacks took place after TDP spokesperson K Pattabhi Ram spoke against Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Earlier in the day, Ram had criticised the ruling government for the alleged lawlessness in the state. He had alleged that cultivation and smuggling of marijuana was rampant in the state and that young people were becoming slaves to drugs.
The former minister said the “over-zealous” police who had travelled a long distance to serve a notice to TDP leader Ananda Babu on Monday, reported The Hindu. “Despite such swift police teams, cases of rapes and attacks on Dalits are on the rise in the state,” he had said.
On Tuesday, videos shared on social media showed assailants ransacking Ram’s home.
Scene inside @JaiTDP central party office at #Mangalgiri after activists suspected to be from ruling @YSRCParty went on the rampage, angry about allegedly unparliamentary remarks made repeatedly by #TeluguDesam party spokesperson against @AndhraPradeshCM @ysjagan @ndtv @ndtvindia pic.twitter.com/22OY0uaKnD
— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) October 19, 2021
Director General of Police Gautam Sawang told PTI there were “sporadic reactions” across the state to Ram’s comments. He appealed to...
