*Midnight attacks on YSRCP workers, YS Jagan assures full support*

Tadepalli, Feb 11: YSRCP leaders from Kotha Narikelapalli (KN Palli) in Vemuru constituency of Bapatla district met former Chief Minister and YSRCP President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at the party central office and narrated a series of alleged violent attacks and intimidation by TDP groups in their village. They said TDP mobs barged into their houses at midnight, broke doors, vandalised property and looted gold and cash, creating fear among YSRCP supporters. Vemuru YSRCP in-charge Varikuti Ashok Babu informed YS Jagan that a TDP-linked rowdy-sheeter, Balakotireddy, along with his associates, attacked the house of BC leader and sarpanch Angirekula Nageswara Rao and has been repeatedly targeting YSRCP sympathisers with weapons. Victims said that despite police picketing in the village, they were not being protected and that even after approaching the Bapatla Collector, their families still face threats to their lives, forcing them to live in constant fear. They also informed Jagan that some families, having lost faith in the TDP government, even sought permission at the Collector’s office to end their lives due to insecurity.
Responding to them, YS Jagan assured that no YSRCP cadre should fear or feel anxious, and that the party would stand firmly with them. He called on party workers to face the attacks and excesses of TDP groups and said the party’s legal cell would extend all necessary legal support. He also strongly criticised the conduct of the police, stating that their actions were weakening institutional credibility. Among those who met him were Varikuti Ashok Babu, Gade Sivarami Reddy (former ZPTC), Raghu Rami Reddy (Chunduru mandal party president), Angirekula Nageswara Rao and several affected family members and local leaders.