Chandrababu Naidu to stage protest over re-poll

Amaravati, May 17

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is likely to stage a protest in Delhi later on Friday over the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to hold re-poll in five polling booths in one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president will meet Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora to submit a memorandum to lodge his protest over the poll body’s decision to conduct re-polling in Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.

Naidu alleged that the EC once again showed its bias by ignoring the TDP demand for re-poll while accepting a similar demand by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) more than a month after the polling.

TDP sources said that after submitting the memorandum Naidu might stage a sit-in in the national capital to protest against the EC’s decision.

The poll body on Wednesday decided to conduct re-polling in five polling booths in five polling stations in Chandragiri Assembly segment, which is a part of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.

Re-polling in these five booths for both Chandragiri Assembly seat and Chittoor (Scheduled Caste) Lok Sabha seat will be held between 7 am and 5 pm on May 19. — IANS