Vijayawada, Oct. 22 -- Senior CPI leader Ramakrishna on Thursday alleged that ruling parties in Andhra Pradesh were threatening opposition candidates, obstructing them from filing nominations and attacking them, accusing the police of conniving in the alleged incidents.

"For the past two days, two or three days or for the past one week, in Andhra Pradesh, everywhere people are astonished. The ruling parties, both Telugu Desam, BJP and Janasena, are threatening the candidates of opposition parties. They are not allowing the opposition candidates to file the nomination before the presiding officer", he said.

Ramakrishna claimed that such incidents had been reported from several areas, particularly in Rayalaseema and other districts, and a...