A video circulating online shows former Andhra Pradesh minister Vidadala Rajini in a confrontation with police near her residence in Chilakaluripet, where she is allegedly pushed to the ground by a police sub-inspector. The incident is described as occurring after Rajini questioned police actions connected to an opposition party leader and candidate.
Across outlets, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) frames the event as police misconduct and links it to election-related restrictions on opposition candidates. Free Press Journal and The Hindu report the allegation that Chilakaluripet Rural Sub-Inspector Priyanka pushed Rajini. Free Press Journal adds that YSRCP says Rajini was under house arrest and tried to distribute B-Forms to candidates for MPTC and ZPTC elections, while another party leader was stopped at the gate.
Times of India, while also relying on the circulating video, emphasizes Rajini’s accusation that the ruling party is coercing candidates to withdraw nominations in ongoing local elections and calls on the State Election Commission to investigate. All accounts identify Chilakaluripet and the alleged pushing during the residential incident, but they differ in the additional election and “house arrest” details foregrounded.
