VIJAYAWADA: The YSR Congress on Saturday objected to State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar announcing the schedule for the local body elections.
Party official spokesperson Ambati Rambabu speaking to the media alleged that Kumar was “behaving like a political leader” and the official’s press meet earlier in the day reflected it. He alleged that Kumar was trying to conduct elections with the support of pro-Chandrababu Naidu officials to benefit the Telugu Desam.
Rambabu asked why Kumar did not conduct local body election on schedule in 2018 when the Telugu Desam was in power. “Why did the SEC not move court then for conducting the polls,” he asked.
Rambabu claimed that Kumar was trying to hold the elections before the completion of his tenure even though the state government had made it clear that people’s lives were important and that they were eagerly waiting for a vaccine and not elections. He said…