Vijayawada, Oct. 19 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam party national President N Chandrababu Naidu came down heavily on the opposition YSR Congress party for what he alleged was "fomenting violence" during the filing of nomination for the Urban Local Body (ULB) elections and called upon people to elect the right candidates who strive for development.
Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the Chief Minister found fault with his predecessor YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for blaming the State Election Commissioner for any adverse poll related development.
Naidu claimed that the local body elections are a "contest between educated youth and ganja peddlers". He said that the TDP, JSP and BJP alliance selected good candidates who...