Vijayawada, Oct. 23 -- YSRCP President and former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday demanded a court appointed 'amicus curiae' type of impartial observer to supervise the urban local body elections in Andhra Pradesh besides deployment of central forces, video recording of the election process and protection to all contesting candidates.

Speaking to media here, Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that Chandrababu Naidu led government is not honouring the Supreme Court directives in the context of his party's complaints over its candidates being obstructed from filing nomination papers and intimidatory tactics using police machinery. He further alleged that the ruling TDP was continuing its attacks on YSRCP candidates and indulging in sna...