Overview
- YSRCP’s Hindupur office was stormed on Saturday with furniture smashed and a bust of Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy broken.
- The violence followed remarks by local YSRCP leader Venu Gopal Reddy that were viewed as a veiled attack on MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna.
- YSRCP chief Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy blamed TDP leaders and Balakrishna’s followers for the vandalism and alleged police inaction.
- Police reinforced sensitive areas, said CCTV footage from the office and nearby junctions would be examined, and cautioned both sides against provocation.
- On Sunday, officers stopped several YSRCP leaders from entering Hindupur as Balakrishna held a rally, and the party alleged an activist’s arrest at a check post.