Amaravati: 3 BJP MPs complain to Home Minister Amit Shah on AP polls

Amaravati: Three BJP MPs, G V L Narasimha Rao, T G Venkatesh and C M Ramesh, here on Friday lodged a strong protest against the violence and attacks on the Opposition in AP with the Union home minister Amit Shah.

The three MPs' met the home minister and brought to his notice several alleged attacks on the Opposition leaders in the ongoing elections to the local bodies.

They have also complained about the threats being meted out to the Opposition and the breakdown of law and order in the state. People of AP deserved a better governance, they said.

They urged the home minister to intervene in the ongoing affairs. In a letter to Shah, they said the very elections had been announced in a hurried manner to gain undue political advantage by the ruling party. They said the ruling YSRCP workers were selectively targeting the BJP-Jana Sena nominees at several places and the police was playing a partisan role. At many places either the BJP-Jana Sena candidates had been prevented from filing nominations or in cases where they had filed, there was pressure on them to withdraw their nominations, they pointed to the Union minister. The undemocratic attitude of the ruling party was unprecedented, they said seeking Shah's intervention and advice to the state government to ensure that the democratic process is not vitiated further. Restoration of law and order should be the priority while ensuring that free and fair elections were held too, they said.