The cadres of TDP and its alliance partners were on fire after a brutal attack on Chandragiri TDP candidate Pulivarthi Nani on Tuesday, when he went EVMs stored in a strongroom at Sri Padmavathi Mahila University, was attacked by YCP goons.
The goons cornered him, attempted on his life, but timely intervention of his gunman saved his life. When gunmen opened fire into the air, they even attacked him. Both were admitted at SVIMS hospital.
As TDP cadre protested against this attack and resorted to agitation tensions mounted in the temple city and large scale police forces were mobilized. The Election Commission of India (ECI), which was on high alert, deployed central forces to prevent further violent incidents.
Nani went to the University to monitor the security arrangements at the EVMs stored in the strongroom. However, his vehicle was attacked by YCP goons, who were in large numbers there and his vehicle was destroyed.
Instead of taking action against YCP goons the police arrested Nani and remained silent spectators to the ruling party cadre’s violence. TDP and its alliance parties activists assembled there in large numbers and started protesting on the road. They strongly condemned the attack on TDP’s Chandragiri candidate.
After learning about the attack, the ranks of the TDP organized a protest at the Women’s University. Activists chanted slogans against YCP MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, who was allegedly responsible for this attack. The police lathi-charged the protesters.
SP Krishnakant Patel came to the spot and reviewed the situation. Section 144 is being implemented at the university in the wake of tensions. Meanwhile, the police lashed out at the media representatives who were covering the protest. The media representatives protested against the misbehavior of the CI. They raised slogans to end police brutality.
TDP leaders are alleging that more than 150 people came and attacked them with rods and knives. They are questioning what the police are doing when they are roaming around the strong room with deadly weapons?
