Andhra Pradesh Police being misused to target critics, says YSRCP’s Lakshmi Parvathi

YSRCP leader N. Lakshmi Parvathi. File | Photo credit: Special arrangement

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) General Secretary N. Lakshmi Parvathi has alleged that the law and order situation in Andhra Pradesh has deteriorated under the coalition government and says that people across all sections are facing increasing hardship.

Addressing the media at the party headquarters in Tadepalli on Thursday (July 9, 2026), she accused the TDP-led NDA government of misusing the police machinery to target political opponents.

She alleged that those interrogating the government were falsely implicated in criminal cases, while ruling party leaders and workers escaped action despite serious allegations against them.

Ms. Parvathi argued that the police had become a political tool to suppress dissent, and alleged that fabricated evidence was being used to charge critics and send them to jail.

Referring to the recent incident in Anantapur as well as the Gade Sai Krishna, Kranti Kumar, Gangamma, Tiruputamma and Kalavati cases, she said these reflected the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

She also accused the government of seeking privatization for vested interests and alleged that the Kadapa Steel Plant was created during the YSRCP regime.

Launching a political attack on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, she alleged that he often changed political alliances. Ms. Parvathi slammed Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan for his recent remarks and his alliance with the Telugu Desam Party.

Published – 10 Jul 2026 12:59 IST