Tension prevailed at Yemmiganur following skirmishes
between the supporters of YSR Congress Party and the Congress during
election campaign on Sunday. The police resorted to lathi-charge several
times to control the mob and took into custody five persons.
In
a daring raid, a mob of YSRCP followers attacked the convoy of Congress
leaders much to the shock of APCC president Botcha Satyanarayana, MP
Kotla Jayasuryaprakasa Reddy and Ministers T.G. Venkatesh, Erasu Pratap
Reddy and Satrucharla Vijayaramaraju.
The trouble
started at Somappa Circle when the YSR Congress supporters tried to
disrupt the rally of motor cycles which was passing at the head of the
Ministers' vehicle. The police intervened and dispersed the assailants.
The
Ministers condemned the incident saying there was no place for violence
in peaceful campaign. Both groups clashed against around noon after the
Congress meeting and both sides burnt the party flags.
The
tension spilled into a major clash in the evening when the banners and
flags were set on fire. The police took into custody five supporters of
YSR Congress and resorted to lathi-charge.
In protest against the arrest, a mob of 50 people tried to demonstrate at the police station, which was foiled.
The
protesters raised slogans against Mr. Botcha Satyanarayana for his
criticism of Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy, accusing him of fomenting
trouble.Jagan's canvassing
The canvassing by Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy went on for the second day in Yemmiganur constituency on Sunday.
He
addressed meetings at Mugathi, Nandavaram, Halaharvi, Yemmiganur Town,
Banavasi and other places. He drew good response to the meeting at
Somappa Circle in the evening. He tried to cover more streets in the
town following reports of weak presence of the party in some localities.
Meanwhile,
the news of possibility of CBI personnel serving summons on him spread
across the constituency. The camp of Mr. Reddy waited with bated breath
following the media reports.
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