The vandalization of YSR Congress party MLA from Macherla and government whip Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy at Pedakakani on the Vijayawada-Chennai national highway on Tuesday is believed to be the handiwork of the Telugu Desam Party supporters.
This was alleged by Ramakrishna Reddy and YSRC spokesperson Ambati Rambabu later at a press conference.
The protestors in large numbers had blocked the national highway demanding that Amaravati be retained as the capital of AP and the Jagan Mohan Reddy government drop its proposal to shift the same to Visakhapatnam.
A couple of ministers who were coming to Secretariat changed their route and chose a different road, but Ramakrishna Reddy’s car was caught amidst the protestors. When the protestors did not allow him to go further, he entered into argument with them.
The agitated farmers attacked the car with stones and rods, resulting in breaking of his car’s windshield.
The mob also allegedly roughed up his gunman. Ramakrishna Reddy managed to escape from the attack with the help of the police escort.
Speaking to media later, the government whip said those who attacked his car and gunman were not real farmers but the TDP workers in the garb of the farmers.
“Problems will not be solved by such attacks and I am not afraid of these people. It was Chandrababu Naidu who is behind these attacks,” he alleged.
The MLA also appealed to the farmers not to fall in the trap of Naidu and resort to violent methods.
“Any issue could be resolved only through discussions. The government will go ahead with its plan and foil all the conspiracies of Naidu,” he said.