Hyderabad:

Attacks….Atrocities

Destruction of property … arson

Obstruction of nominations… Attacks on candidates by Telugu Desam Party rowdies and thugs

The main rival Y.S. R Congress Party Candidates Arrests – Kidnaps House arrests of major leaders

The police have been illegally detaining activists since two days in the name of bind-overs.

Today morning from 10.30 am while the returning officers have to receive the nominations from the candidates, Y. S. R Congress party contesting Candidates are being illegally arrested and taken away by the police. Also Y. S. R Congress party main leaders, MPs, M. L.As the police are putting them under house arrest. The SEC announced election schedule for 659 ZPTCs and 9, 829 MPTCs in the State

Y.S.R Congress Party State Secretary V. Satish Reddy in Vempalli and D.C. Govinda Reddy in Porumammilla, Badvel M. L. A Dr.Sudha and all the key leaders Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Mydukuru, Kadapa, Kurnool, Anantapur, Chittoor, Annamayya, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada, Guntur and other districts have been placed under house arrest.

In last week’s election nominations of municipal corporations, municipalities and city panchayats, Telugu Desam alliance hooligans and rowdies committed atrocities and crushed the candidates and tore up the nominations. The police are cooperating Telugu Desam alliance hooligans and rowdies and not allowed Y. S. R Congress party candidates not to file nominations. Apart from blocking the Y.S.R Congress party candidates, the police open fire with AK 47 and a pistol on MP Avinash Reddy and other leaders.

Also Rajampet M.P Mithun Reddy who came to file nominations along with the candidates in Punganur on 16^th October, TDP alliance goondas and rowdies attacked P Mithun Reddy’s convey with sticks, stones and other deadly weapons and injured him. Mithun Reddy CRPF gunmen open fire in the air in self-defence.

Telugu Desam goondas and rowdies intercepted MP Gurumurthy and other candidates in Tirupati and tore their nomination papers. The State Election Commission is watching this happening in silence. Collectors who are district election officers are not available to anyone, they are not responding to phone calls. District SPs who have to maintain law and order, they are turning a deaf ear to the pleas of Y.S.R Congress party leaders and candidates.