BCY party president Ramachandra Yadav has made sensational allegations that the YSRCP leader and former minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy's family is behind the attacks that took place during the municipal election nominations in Punganur, Chittoor district. He said that they are fully responsible for these attacks and that he is a direct witness to the conspiracy of MP Mithun Reddy. He revealed that when he went upstairs at midnight while on a fast, Mithun Reddy met with his followers and goons in the guest house next door and planned these attacks. He demanded that Peddireddy and Mithun Reddy be arrested immediately and kept in jail until the elections are over so that the local elections can be held peacefully. He demanded that a thorough investigation be conducted into this conspiracy and all the members of the Peddireddy family be arrested. He alleged that Chandrababu had a nepotism agreement with the Peddireddy family.

Battleground during nominations

Punganur turned into a battlefield on the first day of the nomination process for the municipal elections on Friday. YSRCP leaders and Rajampet MP Mithun Reddy arrived to file their nominations. In this process, a heated argument broke out between the YSRCP and TDP factions. Meanwhile, eyewitnesses said that vehicles belonging to MP Mithun Reddy rammed into TDP activists and YSRCP ranks attacked TDP activists. The situation became tense. 

Police intervention and lathi charge

Chittoor SP Dheeraj Konubilli, who reached the scene, tried to bring the situation under control. The police used a mild lathi charge to disperse both the groups. Later, the TDP and YSRCP leaders were sent away from there and steps were taken to ensure that the nomination process was peaceful. However, MP Mithun Reddy had to stay at the nomination office for a long time amid protests by TDP workers. When the police tried to take him out, a tense atmosphere prevailed outside as TDP workers continued to protest.

Similar clashes were reported at the nomination center in Tirupati. Overall, the political atmosphere in the constituency has become even more heated with these violent incidents that took place on the first day of nominations.