YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday visited the households of 3 younger males in Tenali who had been allegedly subjected to police torture and public attack. He described the incident as indicative of a broader institutional decline underneath the present management, regarding it as proof of the “Red Book Constitution” — a time period he makes use of to critique the state’s governance.
The alleged incident came about on April 25, involving Chebrolu John Victor, Karimullah, and Doma Rakesh. According to stories, the 3 males had been detained, compelled to take a seat at the roadside, and crushed with batons in public view. Reddy claimed they had been additionally threatened with electrical shocks whilst in custody.
“In the state of Andhra Pradesh, every institution has taken a back seat,” Reddy stated. “Thanks to the N. Chandrababu government and the Red Book Constitution, the police have become complicit in these activities.”
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP President and previous CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visited Tenali nowadays and met the circle of relatives of John Victor, probably the most 3 males who had been publicly crushed through police.
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While the YSR Congress Party condemned the incident and known as for an unbiased investigation, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha defended the police’s movements. She said that the police had been performing towards folks enthusiastic about felony actions. “Police acted against rowdy sheeters and the ganja batch. It is not right to attribute caste and religion to this,” she stated in a public observation.
The sufferers belong to Dalit and minority communities, elevating considerations amongst rights teams who’ve known as for an unbiased probe into the incident. The episode has additional intensified the political standoff between the TDP executive and the opposition YSRCP over legislation enforcement and civil liberties within the state.