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AP: TDP, YSRCP activists clash during nominations, TDP leader fires into air with revolver

Vijayawada, Oct 22 (UNI) Violent incidents such as stone pelting, clashes, jostling, setting fire of vehicle and a political leader firing into the air with his revolver were allegedly reported during the filing of nominations for the Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishat elections here today,
Telugu Desam party leader Balasubramanyam allegedly fired into the air at Nandaluru village of Rajampet mandal in Kadapa district.
Police said that the filing of nominations for Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) resumed today. The TDP activists led by their leader Balasubramanyam and YSRCP activists led by Vijay Sagar went to the nomination filing centre at Nandalur. They tried to enter the office to file nominations and in the melee jostling took place among them.
Police said that the activists torched a car and damaged another car and two motorcycles. TDP leader Subramanyam opened five rounds of fire into the air with his revolver.
Police dispersed the clashing TDP and YSRCP activists by resorting to lathi charge.
Meanwhile, the police, as a precautionary measure, detained YSRCP leaders Ravindranath Reddy, former Minister Amzad Basha and MLC Ramachandra Reddy in Atluru police station. After coming to know of this incident, a large number of YSRCP activists and leaders rushed to the Atlur police station leading to a tense situation. Police detained Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy at his residence.
Police dispersed the clashing TDP and YSRCP activists at Yerragondapalem nomination filing centre in Markapuram district by resorting to lachi charge. Unidentified persons snatched nomination papers from an MPTC candidate at Kasapuram and tore them off, which led to clashes between the activists and the police resorted to lathi charge to disperse them.
The TDP and YSRCP activists also clashed in Narasaraopet in Palnadu district as nominations of candidates were snatched and torn off.
In Kakinada district, former minister Dadishetti Raja was detained at his home and he was not allowed to go to the nomination filing centre as a precautionary measure. However, the TDP and YSRCP activists clashed prompting the police to deploy additional forces.
Officials said that 5,267 nominations for MPTC and 409 nominations for ZPTCs were filed today.
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