The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have lodged a complaint with Governor E S L Narasimhan seeking President’s Rule in Andhra Pradesh. They met the Governor in Raj Bhavan and submitted a representation to him quoting several instances to justify their demand for the dismissal of the Telugu Desam government and imposition of President’s Rule.
The BJP leaders told the Governor that the ruling TDP leaders have resorted to attack on BJP AP president Kanna Lakshminarayana in Ananthapur on June 27. They also told the Governor that several BJP leaders are being targeted by the TDP activists across the State. The BJP leaders are not being allowed to address meetings or visit places, they said. The physical attacks on the BJP leaders are increasing with the TDP leaders from the Chief Minister to the local councillor giving hate speeches against the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party leaders told the Governor.
While asking for extra security cover to BJP AP president Kanna Lakshminarayana, the BJP leaders told the Governor that the government was also using the police to file cases or use force against the BJP leaders. They said that the police were resorting to preventive arrests or house arrests of several BJP leaders, particularly when the Chief Minister is visiting the districts. The police were also denying permission for the BJP meetings in the State, they said.
The BJP leaders also cited the increasing crime against women and minor girls across the State. Senior BJP leader and its youth wing, Yuva Morcha, president S Vishnuvardhan Reddy had led a delegation to the Governor and submitted a representation against the TDP government in the State.
Later, Vishnuvardhan Reddy told media persons that the TDP was misusing its power to silence the Opposition. The political and police restrictions being imposed in Andhra Pradesh were most undemocratic and there is no law and order in the State. The government functioning too had failed with the Chief Minister himself going on fighting mode against the Central government.
