A section of police harassing Oppn leaders in Andhra: Former CM
It appears that the ruling YSRCP-induced police raj has replaced democratic government in AP, says Chandrababu Naidu
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Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday alleged that Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSRCP has introduced 'police raj' in the state and that a section of police are only harassing opposition leaders.
"It appears that the ruling YSRCP-induced police raj has replaced democratic government in AP. A section of police are harassing opposition leaders, along with the general public, against the backdrop of any iota of dissent against the government," Naidu in a letter to Director General of Police Gautam Sawang. He alleged that police are "executing mid-night arrests of innocent people for voicing dissent, illegally placing opposition leaders under house arrest, detaining or harassing them will false cases for peacefully protesting anti-people policies" and others. Citing the case of TDP leader from West Godavari district and former MLA Chintamaneni Prabakar, Naidu asked what was the need to arrest him under a range of charges? as he only protested the high fuel prices and submitted a representation to the local Tehsildar.
