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Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to former minister Ambati Rambabu over the phone after he was targeted in a deliberate murder attempt by TDP goons, according to an official statement.
YS Jagan enquired about Rambabu's safety, condemned the attack and assured him of the party's full support at every step, the statement added. YS Jagan said Andhra Pradesh has slipped into a state of "jungle raj" and that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is presiding over an atmosphere of lawlessness and political vendetta. According to the release, he stated that acts of violence and murder attempts against opposition leaders are increasing by the day and are being carried out deliberately to intimidate voices questioning the government. He expressed serious concern that police, who are duty-bound to provide protection, instead acted like mute spectators during the attack. Stressing that the people of Andhra Pradesh are watching everything closely, YS Jagan warned that such anarchic governance will not be tolerated for long. He asserted that the public will respond decisively to this misrule and made it clear that the entire YSR Congress Party stands firmly with Ambati Rambabu in this difficult moment, both politically and personally. Earlier today, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers staged a violent protest at the office of the Guntur district YSRCP president, Ambati Rambabu, in Vikas Nagar, triggering a heavy police deployment and tense scenes in the city. A large group of TDP cadres reached the YSR Congress Party district office and the residence of the former minister, pelting stones and attacking the premises with sticks and other objects. The protest was launched in response to alleged abusive remarks against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu attributed to Ambati Rambabu. TDP workers demanded that Ambati Rambabu tender an immediate public apology, warning that failure to do so would prompt them to urge police to file a formal case against him for the alleged abuse. Amid rising tensions, a significant contingent of police personnel was dispatched to the scene to restore order. YSR Congress Party has expressed serious concern and called it a "murder attempt" on former minister Ambati Rambabu, stating that his life is under grave threat following the attack by TDP followers, in their release. Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana, tried to contact the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police to bring the situation to their immediate attention. However, both senior officials reportedly did not respond to his calls, raising serious questions about the government's response to a life-threatening incident, it added. (ANI)
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