AP turned into a lawless state under the TDP rule

Guntur, June 7: YSRCP State Coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy has lashed out at the Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government, stating that a section of police officers is acting like a private army for CM Chandrababu Naidu and Minister Nara Lokesh. He said an organized crime gang has been created within the police system, causing grave harm to the state's law and order machinery.
Speaking to the media after visiting Lakshminarayana, a YSRCP worker receiving treatment at a private hospital in Guntur, Sajjala demanded strict action against the DSP who harassed him and called for a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge into the incident. He also announced that complaints on state-sponsored violence would be submitted to the President of India and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
Referring to a past NHRC remark on Uttar Pradesh, which called the police force there an “organized crime gang in uniform,” Sajjala warned that Andhra Pradesh is now witnessing a far worse situation, with unchecked police actions pushing the state toward institutional collapse.

Lakshminarayana case – a disturbing abuse of power:
Sajjala detailed how Lakshminarayana, a businessman and party activist, was summoned by a DSP under the pretext of a panchayat, verbally abused with caste-based slurs, and humiliated for his political affiliation. The emotional distress led him to attempt suicide, and he is now battling for life. Sajjala compared this to the Emergency era and blamed the Chandrababu government for destroying the friendly policing culture brought in under YS Jagan’s leadership.
Sajjala described the current situation as a silent, undeclared Emergency, where police are misusing legal powers as tools of oppression, unchecked by accountability or oversight. He cited several disturbing incidents across the state like Kidnapping of Satavahana College principal by a TDP MLC, beating of three youth in Tenali in broad daylight, custodial torture of a young man, Harikrishna, in Palnadu and harassment of women activists like Sudharani and Krishnaveni, who were intimidated without arrests or due process.
He expressed concern that even law-abiding officers are being targeted and pushed into VR, while violators enjoy protection from ministers. “This is not law and order—it is sponsored anarchy,” he said.
Sajjala concluded that YSRCP will not stay silent, and will pursue the matter in courts, human rights forums, and before the people, to restore democratic values and protect citizens from state abuse.