Hyderabad, Aug 23: Reaffirming that the win in Nandyal by-poll is a
certainty, YSR Congress has said that the ruling TDP has been blatantly
violating election code of conduct and has been misusing official machinery
under the directions of the Chief Minister and has appealed to the Election
Commission to take cognizance of heavy presence of TDP leaders in
constituency.
Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, party spokesperson Vasireddy
Padma said, ‘ with a big contingent of ministers and MLAs stationed in
Nandyal and openly distributing money, luring the voters and taking orders
from the Secretariat and Chief Minister, it has become clear that TDP has
been lagging behind in the run-up and the misuse of official machinery has
been so glaring that party leader Shilpa Chakrapani Reddy was not allowed
to stay in Nandyal while the ministers and MLAs have been roaming around
freely flouting code of conduct.
The raids on our party candidate Shilpa Mohan Reddy’s residence and the
free movement of TDP leaders and the sister of TDP candidate checking the
agent’s credentials by entering the polling booths show the way in which
the official machinery is being misused.
Despite all the efforts by ruling party, YSR Congress Party win is a certainty
and people coming in large numbers indicate that the wind is blowing in our
favour, she said adding that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has
violated the election code by leveling baseless allegations against our
leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy during a press conference yesterday.
‘This is not how a Chief Minister should speak on the eve of the polling day
and TDP leaders and cadre have been distributing cash on one hand and on
the other are trying to restrict the movement of YSRCP leaders which shows
how scared they are,’ she said.
We have reported all the irregularities to the Election Commission and have
appealed to our leaders and cadre to keep restraint as the large turnout is
an indication of a victory to YSRCP, she said adding that a section of press
had tried to influence the voters by beaming negative campaign against our
leader which shows to what level the ruling party can stoop to.
We hope that the Election Commission will keep a tab on the heavy
presence of TDP MLAs and ministers in the constituency on the polling day
which is against the code, she said.
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