YSRCP calls for State-wide protest against fuel price hike on May 18

The YSRCP has called for State-wide protests connected May 18 (Monday) against the hike successful petrol and diesel prices.

Addressing a teleconference with enactment determination coordinators, territory presidents, MLAs, parliamentary observers, constituency coordinators, and leaders of affiliated wings connected Sunday, enactment State coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy accused the State authorities of imposing an further load connected the nationalist “despite promising to trim substance prices.”

The substance prices successful Andhra Pradesh were the highest successful the country, helium said, adding that it burdened farmers, transport operators, tiny traders and middle-class families, who are already struggling with rising surviving costs.

Mr. Reddy said the substance terms hike would pb to an summation successful prices of indispensable commodities. He demanded that the ruling confederation fulfiled the promises made by N. Chandrababu Naidu and N. Lokesh erstwhile the YSRCP was successful power.

Following a directive from enactment president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the enactment decided to signifier protests successful constituency headquarters. MLAs and constituency coordinators were asked to taxable memoranda to the District Collectors, RDOs and MROs.

Mr. Reddy besides reviewed preparations related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and directed enactment leaders to implicit the assignment of Booth Level Agents (BLAs) astatine the earliest.

‘Political intimidation’

Meanwhile, successful a statement, enactment Legal Cell president M. Manohar Reddy accused the authorities of misusing constabulary machinery and integer censorship mechanisms to suppress dissent, people absorption enactment voices, and intimidate journalists and societal media activists.

He alleged that the NDA authorities was turning societal media complaints into “tools of governmental intimidation.” Cases were being registered implicit societal media posts captious of the authorities connected issues that included Amaravati, governance failures, and implementation of the Super Six promises, helium said.

Mr. Manohar Reddy alleged that constabulary were registering FIRs without conducting preliminary enquiry and issuing notices to societal media platforms seeking removal of content.

He cited the lawsuit of enactment wide caput (Media) Pudi Srihari, alleging that helium faced repeated arrests contempt having nary operational relation successful managing societal media content. He besides referred to the apprehension of societal media activistic Shajahan and alleged harassment of YSRCP younker person Balu from Kurnool.

Mr. Manohar Reddy demanded an contiguous halt to “politically motivated” cases and misuse of constabulary powers.