Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Andhra Pradesh unit vice-president D. Janardhana Rao on Sunday accused the ‘‘autocratic’‘ YSR Congress Party government of misusing police to suppress the widespread protests in the wake of the arrest of TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu in the skill development case.
Addressing the media here on Sunday, he said police had ‘‘foisted’‘ cases on over 3,000 TDP leaders and activists in Prakasam district for pouring on to the streets to stage protests against the ‘‘vindictive’‘ Jagan Mohan Reddy government.
‘‘The misuse of police to further the YSRCP’s political interests is a bad trend in democracy,” he opined and promised that the party would fight a legal battle on their behalf and get them relief.
