Vijayawada, June 30 -- The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Tuesday alleged that law and order in Andhra Pradesh is under "unprecedented assault" under the coalition government, following a round-table conference held in Vijayawada on police functioning and the deteriorating security situation in the state.

A round-table conference on "Police Functioning and the Deteriorating Law and Order Situation" was organised in Vijayawada, where participants unanimously expressed concern over what they described as the collapse of law and order, stating that democratic values, constitutional rights and the rule of law were under severe strain.

According to an official statement released by the party, the conference brought together former ministers A...