VIJAYAWADA: Telugu Desam on Friday announced that the party is withdrawing its panchayat election manifesto titled “Palle Pragathi Pancha Sutralu” in accordance with instructions of the State Election Commission (SEC).
At the same time, senior TD leader and former MLA Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar maintained that the party is exploring legal options in this regard.
Addressing a press conference here, Dhulipalla Narendra asserted that it is the right of any political party to declare its people-friendly policies during the times of elections. The TD would explore all legal and other options available to it for protecting this right.
It may be recalled that the SEC, on complaint of ruling YSRC, cancelled TD’s manifesto for gram panchayat polls.
The senior TD leader claimed that many parties had released their manifestoes in Karnataka, Sikkim and other states. Manifestoes are a natural part of elections, wherein parties state their policies. He said it is still beyond…