Vijayawada, Oct. 18 -- YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday met State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha at the State Election Commission office in Vijayawada and raised concerns about the ongoing municipal election nomination process.

Reddy alleged that irregularities, intimidation and attacks on opposition candidates had occurred during the nomination process. He also questioned whether the State Election Commission was taking adequate steps to ensure free and fair elections in the state.

Speaking after the meeting, Reddy said he had raised the same concerns before the State Election Commissioner that he had highlighted earlier.

"The same issues that I had spoken...