Tadepalli, Oct. 21 -- YSRCP leaders welcomed the Supreme Court's intervention over nomination obstruction and election violence, describing it as a "rebuke" to the Chandrababu government and officials denying opposition candidates an opportunity to contest, a release said.

Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy said the directions reaffirmed the opposition's right to equal opportunities.

Welcoming relief sought for candidates across 19 municipalities, he expressed confidence that YSRCP would win substantial majorities in fair elections. He condemned five cases against MP Midhun Reddy over one incident and criminal cases against party workers who suffered attacks. "Candidates and proposers must receive access to nomination centres, he demanded, ad...