Tension escalated during Amaravati farmers’ padayatra in Rajamahendravaram after YSRCP leaders allegedly attacked the farmers with water bottles and chappals. According to the sources, YSRCP leaders attacked the Amaravati farmers with chappals and water bottles when the farmers are passing through the Azad Chowk. It is said that the YSRCP activists indulged in the violence under the leadership of YSRCP MP Margani Bharat.