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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused TDP and N Balakrishna’s followers of vandalising YSRCP office in Hindupur, calling it a direct assault on democracy.
Jagan Mohan Reddy also shared a video of the incident. (X)
Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has accused Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and local MLA N Balakrishna’s followers of vandalising the party’s office at Hindupur in Sri Sathyasai district.
Sharing a video of the incident in a post on X on Saturday, the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister said that the alleged attack by TDP leaders and Balakrishna’s followers on the YSRCP office was a direct assault on democracy and described it as a barbaric act.
“The violent attack by TDP leaders and Balakrishna’s followers on the YSRCP office in Hindupur is a direct assault on democracy itself. We strongly condemn this barbaric act. When political parties start destroying offices, smashing furniture, breaking glass panes, and physically attacking workers, it shows a dangerous collapse of democratic norms,” he said.
The violent attack by TDP leaders and Balakrishna’s followers on the YSRCP office in Hindupur is a direct assault on democracy itself. We strongly condemn this barbaric act. When political parties start destroying offices, smashing furniture, breaking glass panes, and physically… pic.twitter.com/aFVgHXoRDl— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) November 15, 2025
He further alleged that the absolute inaction of the police makes this even more alarming, adding that their silence is not negligence but a warning that Andhra Pradesh’s “law and order machinery is being openly misused for Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s political agenda.”
He further claimed that the TDP’s alleged brutality in Hindupur shows that Naidu’s leadership emboldens mobs, encourages violence, and tries to crush political opposition through fear.
“A government that cannot protect the basic democratic rights of its opponents has no moral right to speak about governance. We strongly condemn this attack. It is not just on YSRCP but on every citizen who believes in democracy and political freedom,” he added.
Sri Sathyasai district YSRCP president and former minister Ushashri Charan said the party would not be intimidated by threats and violence, while also highlighting that the YSRCP would not back down despite such incidents. There was no immediate reaction from the TDP.
What’s The Row?
The YSRCP has claimed that the office in Hindupur was attacked on Saturday evening by leaders and activists of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), allegedly in retaliation for remarks made by YSRCP leader Venu Reddy against local MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna.
The incident followed a YSRCP workers’ meeting held earlier in the day in Sirivaram village of Lepakshi mandal, Hindupur constituency.
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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