Visakhapatnam, Feb. 3 -- Former Andhra Pradesh Minister and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Gudivada Amarnath on Tuesday alleged the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led coalition has unleashed violence and arson to divert public attention from the massive land grab by the Chandrababu Naidu family in Visakhapatnam, estimated at RS 5,000 crore.

"Provocative politics and attacks on YSRCP leaders are being used to bury this serious issue of illegal occupation of government land," he said.

Speaking to the media, Amarnath alleged that 44 acres of prime government land were illegally occupied by a relative of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the Visakhapatnam MP. While YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has assessed the land value at...