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AP: EX-CM Jagan Reddy demands repolling for Pulivendula municipal council

Kadapa, Nov 1 (UNI) YSR Congress Party President and former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday demanded repolling for Pulivendula municipal council, alleging TDP workers occupied polling booths, drove out YSRCP agents and resorted to widespread rigging with police support.
However, there was no independent confirmation regarding his charges. A response from the state election commission was awaited.
Speaking to the media after arriving in Pulivendula to cast his vote, Jagan Reddy said there were 80 polling booths in the municipality, but YSRCP agents were driven out of 70 booths and permitted only in 10, alleging that the TDP workers occupied polling booths from as early as 4 AM, intimidated voters and prevented YSRCP agents from entering polling stations.
“YSRCP municipal council Chairperson candidate Prameelamma was attacked, polling agent Sunanda suffered a fractured hand, and voters arriving at polling centres were stopped, threatened and sent back after their voter slips were forcibly taken away. Bogus votes were cast even before genuine voters arrived, while police assisted the TDP workers and carried out lathi-charges at several places. A YSRCP councillor candidate was forcibly taken away in a police jeep,” the Ex-CM further alleged.
Jagan Reddy stated that journalists and cameramen from India Today and NTV, who were recording electoral irregularities, were attacked, while cameras and mobile phones were damaged. Even voters staging protests after being denied their right to vote were ignored. Similar conditions were prevailing in Kadapa, Jammalamadugu, Chittoor, Macherla, Chilakaluripet, Tadipatri, Madanapalle, Chimakurthy and Kuppam, he claimed.
Jagan Reddy questioned Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, the State Election Commission, the Collectors and SPs over the dangerous precedent being created. If the ruling party itself destroys the election process today, another party could use the same methods tomorrow, eventually making genuine elections impossible, he warned.
Though nearly 1,000 police personnel were deployed in Pulivendula, hundreds of TDP workers were allowed to remain around polling booths without action. Despite repeated calls to the SP and Collector, no corrective steps were taken.
Jagan Reddy also questioned lack of compliance with Supreme Court directions on CCTV surveillance and asked how polling could be called transparent without live CCTV footage from polling stations.
He claimed that even his journey to Pulivendula was obstructed. Permission granted the previous day for his helicopter to land was withdrawn after it had already taken off from Bengaluru, with authorities insisting that he arrive only after 3 PM. After Civil Aviation authorities objected to cancellation of landing permission while the helicopter was already in the air, the landing was finally permitted.
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