The gunman of YSR Congress Party candidate G. Srikanth
Reddy opened two rounds of fire in the air in Rayachoti town of Kadapa
district on Monday to quell a clash and stone-pelting between Telugu
Desam and YSR Congress Party functionaries.
A verbal
duel took place when TDP followers objected to the YSRCP candidate's
campaign in the old town stating that they were staunch supporters of
the TDP candidate Sugavasi Balasubrahmanyam in the ensuing by-election
to Rayachoti Assembly constituency on June 12. When the candidate,
former MLA G. Dwarakanatha Reddy and the YSR Congress Party
functionaries insisted on campaigning, some persons pelted stones that
resulted in minor injuries to about half-a-dozen persons. Additional
forces were rushed to the place and the situation was brought under
control, according to Kadapa Superintendent of Police Manish Kumar
Sinha.
Police sent a TDP activist Veeranagaiah, who
sustained a bleeding injury on his hand to RIMS hospital in Kadapa,
after TDP functionaries alleged that he suffered a bullet injury.
Doctors examined him and said that the injury was not caused by a bullet
but was caused by a sharp object. There were no internal wounds,
doctors said. The incident occurred in Rayachoti segment falling under
Rajampet Lok Sabha segment a few hours before the Union Health Minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad and Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy were scheduled
to visit the town on Monday evening.
Mr. Srikanth Reddy said he was canvassing peacefully in area where TDP “usually” rigged elections.
He
urged police officials to take steps in advance to ensure peaceful
polling. A police picket was posted in the area but the situation was
peaceful, police said.
from Hindu
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