A delegation from the YSRCP, led by Minister Botsa Satyanarayana, met Governor Justice S Abdul Nazeer at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. Minister Meruga Nagarjuna, MLA Perni Nani, MLC Lella Appireddy, MP Mopidevi Venkata Ramana, Kavali Manohar Naidu, and other members were present at the meeting.
The primary purpose of the meeting was to present a formal complaint to Governor Abdul Nazeer concerning the recent attacks perpetrated by the TDP against YSRCP members on polling day and in the aftermath. The complaint also addressed the failures of police officials in various districts, including Palnadu, Anantapur, and others, where incidents of violence have escalated, particularly after the replacement of police officers by the Election Commission.
The YSRCP delegation expressed concern over the biased conduct of the Police Observer, Deepak Mishra, IPS (Retd.), appointed by the Election Commission to oversee the process of free and fair elections. The delegation alleged that Mishra had exceeded his assigned role by colluding with TDP party functionaries, compromising the integrity of the electoral process.
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The party condemned the one-sided police response and inaction, which appeared to protect TDP interests and escalate violence instigated by the opposition.
It is widely known that during the election campaign, TDP leaders openly incited their supporters to harm YSRCP leaders. Consequently, the complaint implored the governor to initiate appropriate action against TDP and all those implicated in the disturbances.
The YSRCP leaders stated that the party has taken steps to bring to the attention of constitutional authorities the high-handed actions of officials working on behalf of the ECI. It has been confirmed by independent sources that certain police officers of the State Administration, including SP Palnadu, Bindu Madhav, IG Guntur, Sarvasreshth Tripathi, and a Senior Addl. DGP rank Officer, namely, Shankabrata Bhagchi, have been working in favour of TDP to secure a political victory for the party, contrary to the electoral choice of the State at large. The YSRCP leaders added that letters addressed to the ECI in the past two days have been submitted to the Governor.
The YSRCP leaders expressed concern that the Police Observer, Deepak Mishra, nominated by the ECI to oversee the process of free and fair elections, has exceeded his assigned role by overtly colluding with TDP functionaries. They pointed out that it is widely known that the said police observer, disregarding the established norms of observers maintaining distance from any political party, socialized with retired IPS Officers, particularly Vishnuvardhan Rao, in secret dinners. They further pointed out that as a result of such camaraderie developed with TDP and its sympathisers among retired and serving IPS Officers, the said police observer directly intervened with the field-level officers of the State to elicit a partisan police response favouring the TDP.
