Denial of permission to the TDP’s public meetings and rallies, and even peaceful protests such as candlelight processions stating that Section 30 of the Police Act and Section 144 of the CrPC are in force reflects the fear in the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) about the main opposition party’s imminent victory in the ensuing general elections, says former Minister Nakka Ananda Babu.
Addressing the media at the State party office, near here, on Sunday, Mr. Ananda Babu said the police were facilitating the YSRCP programmes and preventing the disenchanted crowds from leaving halfway through the meetings.
“Clearly, the opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh have one set of rules and the ruling party another. The authoritarian rule of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is evident,” he said. The Chief Minister was not changing his ways in spite of widespread protests, he added.
