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AP: Minor clashes during filing of nominations for ZP, MP polls

Vijayawada, Oct 21 (UNI) Stone pelting and jostling at some centres marred the filing of nominations for Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) which began in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
Ruling TDP and Opposition YSRCP activists clashed at several places and police detained some YSRCP leaders at their homes as a preventive measure. Police resorted to a mild lathicharge at a few places to disperse the clashing groups and quell stone pelting YSRCP workers.
Tension prevailed in Kadapa district at various places when the police prevented the YSRCP activists from going to the nomination filing centres. The YSRCP activists led by MP YS Avinash Reddy tried to enter the ZP office along with the candidate but the police prevented them.
The police and the YSRCP activists jostled and some activists pelted stones on the police. The police dispersed them by resorting to mild lathi charge.
The police detained YSRCP leaders Kalluri Ramana Reddy in Porumamilla, Badev MLA Dr. Dasari Sudha, MLC Govinda Reddy and former MLA Rachamalla Shiva Prasad Reddy in Proddutu in Kadapa district at their homes as a precautionary measure.
The police whisked away the YSRCP leaders in Khajipet to the police station as they violated code of conduct. YSRCP leaders alleged that Telugu Desam party activists snatched their nomination papers and tore them.
The YSRCP leaders also alleged that the TDP activists destroyed food being prepared for the YSRCP activists at Vempalli at a function hall. The police prevented YSRCP former ZPTC Machireddy Ravi Kumar Reddy from going to the ZP office.
The ruling TDP and Opposition YSRCP activists clashed in Punganur in Annamayya district during the filing of nominations. They hurled stones and attacked each other with sticks leading to a tense situation. Three TDP activists suffered injuries in the clash.
A heated argument took place between former MLA Gopireddy and police at Rompicherla in Palnadu district when the police prevented him from going into the nomination filing centre. Police resorted to lathi charge to disperse the stone pelting YSRCP activists in Narasaraopet where a rural inspector suffer minor injuries.
The TDP and YSRCP activists clashed at Railway Kodur in Tirupati district and the police resorted to lathi charge to disperse them. In Srikalahasti, a motorcycle belonging to YSRCP activists was torched.
The ZPTC and MPTC elections will be held on November 3 and the counting of votes will be taken up on November 5.
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