Overview

• YS Sharmila, Andhra Pradesh Congress chief, alleged she was placed under house arrest at her villa in Vijayawada by the state government.
• Police, including women officers, were deployed to prevent Sharmila from visiting Uddandarayunipalem and the Congress office in Vijayawada.
• Sharmila criticized the government for curtailing constitutional rights and using police to block political activities rather than addressing women's safety.
• The Congress recently formed an Amaravati Capital Committee to study regional issues, which Sharmila claims has unnerved the ruling TDP-led coalition.
• After her release, Sharmila met supporters and reached her party office, reaffirming her demands for transparency and free assembly.