Allegations of Voting Rights Denial and Police Inaction during Andhra Pradesh's ZPTC Bye-elections

Voters in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district alleged denial of voting rights, threats, and inaction by police during the Mallikarjunapuram Panchayat elections. The allegations surfaced as voters queued up at polling stations in the Kadapa district to exercise their franchise in the ZPTC bye-elections. The Kadapa Lok Sabha MP, Avinash Reddy, and other YSRCP leaders were taken into preventive custody by police, sparking condemnation from the party.

Key Takeaways:

• Over 100 TDP supporters were seen waiting outside polling stations, armed with sticks and rods, allegedly targeting YSRCP polling agents.
• YSRCP leaders and workers were placed under house arrest without prior notice or valid reason, while hundreds of TDP supporters entered polling stations without facing any action.
• The police allegedly acted like TDP goons, targeting YSRCP leaders and workers instead of maintaining law and order.
• The ZPTC bye-elections in Kadapa district were necessitated after the death of YSRCP leader T Maheshwar Reddy.
• The YSRCP has fielded its candidate, Hemanth Reddy, in the ZPTC election, while the TDP has fielded Latha Reddy and the Congress has fielded Shiva Kalyan Reddy.

Statistics:

• Over 10,000 votes are at stake in the small mandal of in Andhra Pradesh.
• Thousands of TDP supporters allegedly flooded into with the support of the police.

Sources:

• ANI, "Voters in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district allege denial of voting rights, threats, and inaction by police during the Mallikarjunapuram Panchayat elections"

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