YSRCP MP Dr. Maddila Gurumoorthy has raised the issue of alarming breakdown of law and order in Andhra Pradesh under Rule 377 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He deplored that the state was witnessing a systematic erosion of democratic norms and constitutional safeguards.
Referring to the recent arrest of YSRCP Lok Sabha Floor Leader PV Midhun Reddy, the MP said that he was supposed to attend the ongoing Parliament session but was unjustly detained. The incident, the MP noted, was not an isolated one, but part of a growing pattern in the state.
Gurumoorthy alleged that the police and administrative machinery were being misused to target opposition leaders, silence dissent, and intimidate those questioning the ruling government. Such actions, the MP said, were deeply concerning and went against the core values of justice, fairness, and democratic governance.
The MP urged the House to take serious note of these developments and ensure that political power is not allowed to override the rule of law.
Meanwhile, the YSRCP has taken strong objection to the restrictions being imposed in Nellore in wake of former Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s visit and said whenever a popular leader visits any place people will come on their own and there is no need to mobilize them.
Former TTD Chairman and Ex MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy deplored notices were issued to their leaders and many restrictions were imposed to scuttle the scheduled visit of Jaganmohan Reddy to Nellore jail where he will visit Kakani Govardhan Reddy who was detained illegally.
He advised that the official machinery should understand that Jaganmohan Reddy is a popular leader and has a large following and the Party need not mobilize any crowd as people will voluntarily come on their own and it is absurd to issue notices to our leaders and impose restrictions about people gathering during his visit.
He warned that no one can stop people from coming to see their leader and official machinery threatening that cases would be booked is absurd. He reiterated that there is no need for any of them to mobilize a crowd.