Tadepalli, June 28 -- Strong protests erupted across Andhra Pradesh on Sunday after the alleged attack on YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLCs, former ministers and party leaders near Penumaka in the Amaravati capital region.

YSRCP leaders from different parts of the state condemned the violence, the damage caused to several vehicles, and the filing of cases against those who were attacked. They alleged that the coalition government was encouraging political violence instead of protecting democratic rights.

Former Minister Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao described the attack on YSRCP leaders and police personnel as "inhuman". He said Amaravati cannot be called a people's capital if opposition leaders are attacked for raising farmers' issues, accor...