Overview
- On Thursday, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was initially denied a mulakat at Srikakulam’s Ampolu jail for arriving late but was allowed after a heated exchange and then met former minister Seediri Appalaraju.
- Appalaraju was arrested on July 22 after police said CCTV footage and other inquiry work showed his son’s involvement in a July 10 road death and that the former minister allegedly misled investigators and tampered with evidence.
- The YSR Congress says the Naidu government is using convoy limits, advance notices and other police restrictions to curb Jagan’s tours and to harass party leaders.
- The ruling coalition and state Home Minister V. Anitha have accused YSRCP supporters of misbehaving with police, including a woman sub-inspector, demanded an apology from Jagan, and warned of strict action or legal steps.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has defended evidence-based policing and cited restored CCTV networks as central to the probe, and the episode is likely to deepen partisan tensions and trigger follow-up legal and administrative moves.