Officials colluding with TDP will face legal action: Sailajanath

Anantapur, Nov 2: YSRCP senior leader and former minister Sake Sailajanath warned that officials collaborating with the TDP-led coalition and violating the law during local body elections would face legal consequences. Addressing the media at the YSRCP district office in Anantapur, he said the party was documenting every attack on its leaders and workers with evidence and would hold those responsible accountable.

Sailajanath said the coalition could not politically suppress YSRCP by controlling the police and State Election Commission (SEC). Those misusing authority today would not remain in power forever and must eventually answer before the law. He demanded that the SEC and police stop making hollow claims about free and transparent elections and enforce electoral regulations impartially.

He condemned the escalating violence across Anantapur district, describing it as evidence of Chandrababu Naidu’s fear of defeat. In Ramnagar, women and youth were attacked indiscriminately, while a young man, Ansar Basha, was beaten in the presence of police

He questioned police inaction as YSRCP leaders faced attacks, vehicles were vandalised and attempts were made to set cars ablaze.
Sailajanath demanded immediate action to end violence in Yellanur, Putlur, Singanamala, Raptadu, Narpala and Garladinne, prevent outsiders and coalition-backed goons from terrorising villages, and free the police from political pressure.

He urged the SEC to ensure peaceful voting and warned against dragging Anantapur, already scarred by drought and factional violence, back into political vendettas, jeopardising children's futures and village development.