Minister for Agriculture Kakani Govardhan Reddy has alleged that some election officers worked in a biased manner during the elections.
Talking to the media here on Sunday, the Minister expressed anger that some election officials did not hold elections fairly and transparently. He opined that the election machinery has failed miserably in conducting elections fairly and impartially.
“TDP leader and farmer minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy distributed money to the voters. I sent the video evidence in this regard to the election officials and made a complaint on it,” he stated.
The Election Officer is in such a state that he was unable to tell how the video of MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy leaked. Moreover, some police officials stoked the violence. He also criticized the Nellore district Collector stating that he worked partially. “I have no confidence that the counting of votes will be held transparently and properly. We appealed to the ECI to appoint an Observer to monitor the counting process,” Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy asserted.
If the election officials did not take appropriate action on the issue, he would approach the court, he made it clear. Kakani Govardhan Reddyclamented that even the drinking water facility was not provided to some polling stations in Nellore district during the polling on May 13. Some of the polling stations were devoid of police protection, he flayed, claiming that NCC cadets were deployed to some polling stations to provide security.
