YSRCP leader injured in Rayachoti land dispute clashes

Tirupati: YSRCP ex-municipal vice-chairman P Dasaratharami Reddy and his supporters were injured in clashes that broke out between two groups over a land dispute at Rayachoti in Annamayya district on Sunday.Rajampet YSRCP MP P V Midhun Reddy alleged that supporters of minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy were involved in the attack in which Dasaratharami Reddy was severely injured.According to Midhun Reddy, the YSRCP ex-municipal vice chairman was involved in the dispute over land located near his Kalyana Mandapam at Rayachoti. While the land dispute litigation is pending before the High Court, followers of minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy trespassed into the disputed site in the guise of a settlement and launched an indiscriminate attack on Dasaratharami Reddy and his followers. His Kalyana Mandapam was also ransacked.Clashes between the two groups belonging to the TDP and the YSRCP sparked tension at Rayachoti on Sunday.YSRCP Rajampet MP alleged that the local police remained mute spectators despite the brazen attack on Dasaratharami Reddy and his followers. "TDP leaders should realise that their blatant misuse of power and police force will set a precedent for tomorrow and when the YSRCP returns to power, they will have to face appropriate consequences for their misdeeds," Midhun Reddy warned. Dasaratharami Reddy and two others who sustained serious injuries in the attack were shifted to a private hospital in Tirupati for treatment.