A convoy carrying YSRCP Lok Sabha floor leader and Rajampet MP P. V. Mithun Reddy was attacked in Punganur municipality on Friday while he was accompanying party candidates and leaders to file nominations for the local body elections, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle – South.
Vehicles in the convoy were damaged with stones, sticks and iron rods during the incident. The report said the convoy was carrying YSRCP candidates and party leaders to the nomination centre when the confrontation occurred.
According to the YSRCP account cited in the report, TDP leaders and workers blocked the convoy and tried to prevent the party’s candidates from reaching the centre. Vehicles belonging to YSRCP leaders were vandalised in the attack. The supplied report did not include a response from the TDP or an independent police account of the incident.
The YSRCP also alleged that police personnel present at the scene failed to stop the attack or protect the candidates. The party described the incident as an attempt on Mithun Reddy’s life and accused the TDP government of allowing violence against opposition candidates during the nomination process. These allegations were made by the YSRCP and were not independently established in the supplied report.
The incident places the focus on the practical security arrangements surrounding local-body elections. Nomination filing is a time-bound administrative process in which candidates and their proposers must reach designated centres and submit documents. Any obstruction or violence at that stage can affect candidates’ ability to participate, although the supplied report did not state whether any nomination was ultimately missed or rejected.
The YSRCP demanded that the State Election Commission intervene immediately, direct the police to register criminal cases and arrest those responsible. It also sought action against officers who, according to the party, failed to prevent the attack.
The party further called for adequate security for candidates and their proposers and asked authorities to make arrangements so that candidates affected by the incident could file their nominations safely and without obstruction. The report did not specify whether the State Election Commission had issued a direction or whether police had registered cases by the time of publication.
The next official steps will determine whether the alleged obstruction is investigated, whether security is strengthened at nomination centres and how authorities address any candidates who say they were prevented from completing the filing process.
