Tadepalli, Aug. 4 -- Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders strongly condemned the arrest of former Guntur East MLA Shaik Mohammed Mustafa, calling it a clear case of political vendetta and harassment of minorities by the Chandrababu Naidu-led coalition government, according to the YSRCP Central Office.

The party Minority Wing leaders, along with former minister and Guntur district YSRCP president Ambati Rambabu, said Mustafa was arrested from Gujarat in a false case after he sought legal protection from police harassment. They questioned why Andhra Pradesh Police travelled to Gujarat to arrest a former legislator who had approached the courts, while refusing to act on complaints filed by YSRCP leaders.

The leaders said M...