Jagan demands judicial probe into lathi-charge on secretariat staff

YSR Congress Party president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday condemned the police lathi-charge on village and ward secretariat employees during their protest in Vijayawada and demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident.

In a statement on X, Mr. Jagan alleged that the police used force against employees, including women, who were seeking resolution of their service-related demands. He questioned the government’s decision to prevent the employees from holding a dharna instead of engaging in talks with them.

Mr. Jagan demanded that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu order a judicial inquiry into the police action, apologise to the employees and withdraw the suspensions imposed on them.