Local body polls in Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP welcomes Supreme Court directions, urges SEC to ensure free and fair elections
The YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh welcomed the Supreme Court's directions regarding local body elections while urging the State Election Commission to ensure free and fair polls. YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy alleged that opposition candidates continue to face attacks, obstructed nominations, and intimidation despite judicial intervention.
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Highlights ongoing political tensions and legal disputes surrounding local governance and election fairness in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Local body polls in Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP welcomes Supreme Court directions, urges SEC to ensure free and fair elections left Attacks on the opposition candidates and obstruction of nominations continue despite the court’s intervention, alleges YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy. File Photo The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/uqdk8a/article71608216.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/MAVIGUN-a-betG9AFR6UMQ.3.jpg.jpg RAO GN VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH : 16/11/2023 : Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, Government Advisor (Public Affairs) and YSRCP General Secretary addressing press conference Tadepalli in Guntur District on Thursday. Photo: G N Rao / The Hindu Sajjala urges the State Election Commissioner to ensure CCTV surveillance at the nomination centres VIJAYAWADA Welcoming the Supreme Court’s directions on the local body elections in Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) State coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Wednesday urged the State Election Commission (SEC) to exercise its powers to ensure free and fair polls.
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