It is very well known that Telugu Desam Party chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu is touring the Annamayya and Chittoor districts as a part of his Yuddha Bheri program. As a part of the program CBN, after visiting Angallu village of Kurabalakota Mandal in Annamayya district is about to visit Puthalapattu in the Chittoor district via the Punganur bypass road.
In an attempt to disrupt CBN’s road show, some unidentified people, allegedly belonging to YSRCP placed a Lorry on the highway. However, when TDP activists came to the place to welcome CBN, an argument was raised between the two sides thus resulting in a clash. The violence crossed limits and Police had to intervene and resort to lathi-charge and use tear gas as well.
The total area of the 3-km radius turned frenzy with two groups including the Police taking one side and attacking the other. A few Police Personnel were injured in this attack as well as some of the political supporters, with some of them critically injured.
