The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has appealed to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to intervene and prevent the arrest of TDP candidate Bonda Umamaheswara Rao from the Vijayawada Central assembly constituency.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner on Wednesday, TD politburo member Varla Ramaiah asserted that the Andhra Pradesh police are facing pressure from the ruling YSR Congress Party to fabricate a false case against Bonda Uma. This, Ramaiah claims, is an attempt to ensure victory for the YSRC nominee from Vijayawada Central in the upcoming election.
Ramaiah maintained that the TDP candidate had no involvement in the stone-pelting incident targeting Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Furthermore, he alleged that the Vijayawada Commissioner of Police is actively trying to implicate Bonda Umamaheswara Rao in the case.
The TD politburo urged the ECI to take immediate action, including the removal of the police commissioner from his position.