YSRCP government accused of undermining poll laws: Yanamala Ramakrishnudu

Amaravati: Former minister and TDP senior leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Friday accused the YSRCP government of undermining the election related laws as well as the Constitution by challenging the autonomy of the State Election Commissioner.

Ramakrishnudu said that the SEC was an independent Constitutional institution whose authority and decision-making cannot be questioned by anybody else. The YSRCP regime's non-cooperation amounted to violation of the Constitution itself.

In a statement here, Ramakrishnudu said that the government's non-cooperation was in the nature of violating the Article 243 K and 243 Z (A). The strange arguments of the YSRCP rule were indeed unfortunate and unacceptable. The SEC was required to consult the government but that does not mean he should take consent before holding the polls.

The TDP leader asserted that such a meaningless government and such a reverse Chief Minister was never seen before in the history of the state. The Jagan regime was expecting the State Election Commission to take its consent to hold the elections. Despite the courts passing orders against the controversial decisions, the government was not mending its ways, he said.

Stating that nepotism and favouritism were ruling the roost in AP, Ramakrishnudu said that Jagan's rule was like that of the defeated Donal Trump in the US. While Trump violated the American laws, Jagan undermined the laws of the Indian Constitution. The state chief secretary has no authority to tell the SEC that the elections cannot be held, he said.

The TDP leader demanded that the forcible unanimous elections that took place erlier should be cancelled and fresh elections be held to ensure a vibrant democracy.