After submitting a representation to State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Puneetha here on Friday, MLC Lella Appireddy, Legal Cell President M Manohar Reddy and Employees and Pensioners Wing President Nalamaaru Chandrasekhar Reddy addressed the media." />
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AP: YSRCP slams SEC

Vijayawada, Oct 30 (UNI) YSRCP leaders vehemently criticised the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission for functioning as what they termed "a puppet of the Chandrababu Naidu government", ignoring hundreds of complaints and failing to protect democracy during the local body elections.
After submitting a representation to State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Puneetha here on Friday, MLC Lella Appireddy, Legal Cell President M Manohar Reddy and Employees and Pensioners Wing President Nalamaaru Chandrasekhar Reddy addressed the media.
MLC Appireddy said nearly 150 complaints and repeated representations against 150 police officers, supported by video and audio evidence, had produced no action. Police and revenue officials were functioning like TDP workers, while nomination papers and polling-agent forms were being torn. He described the SEC as a branch office of TDP headquarters.
Questioning the deployment of just 36,351 police personnel for 12,224 polling booths against 60,000–70,000 in previous elections, he warned of booth capturing, bogus voting and rigging. He demanded CCTV surveillance, webcasting and disclosure of sensitive polling locations.
The MLC highlighted non-distribution of voter slips in Kadapa, Pulivendula and Kurnool, money distribution, pension-related threats, intimidation in Nellore and Gudur, and the obstruction of a man from attending his mother's funeral in Macherla. He warned that YSRCP would approach the Supreme Court if necessary.
Manohar Reddy condemned what he called "police-backed intimidation, illegal arrests, and threats of foisting ganja cases and rowdy sheetsz" across Rayalaseema and Palnadu. He alleged that outsiders were being mobilised to occupy Pulivendula polling stations from 4 AM and confirmed that a writ petition had been filed in the High Court in this regard.
Chandrasekhar Reddy demanded protection for polling agents, removal of outsiders and action against officials involved in electoral irregularities. He questioned the suspension of CI Sudhakar Reddy while complaints against other officers remained unattended.
The leaders demanded immediate SEC intervention to ensure that every voter could exercise their franchise freely and without fear.
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