India, May 25 -- YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday alleged that democracy in Andhra Pradesh was under threat and accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of using police machinery to "suppress" opposition voices and dissent.

There was no immediate response from the ruling TDP. In a post on X, Jagan said, "Democracy in Andhra Pradesh is under grave threat because of Naidu's politics of suppression and intimidation... Acting like a dictator, he (the CM) has turned the state into a police raj where opposition leaders, journalists and social media activists who question the Government are being systematically silenced."

The opposition leader also condemned the alleged police action against YSRCP leaders Jogi Ramesh, Jupudi Prab...