‘SEC has failed to properly conduct Andhra panchayat polls’

Amaravati, Feb 11 : Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday accused the State Election Commission (SEC) of failing to properly conduct the panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh.
Naidu alleged that the SEC has failed to exercise its powers in totality.
He claimed that cases were only filed against TDP supporters who were contesting the polls.
The Opposition leader claimed that nominations were rejected in high numbers in Punganuru, Rompicherla, Somala, Choudepalli and other places.
Naidu alleged that nominations were blatantly rejected to make way for unanimous polls.
He said that earlier they had sought SEC’s protection to the election candidates, but after they failed, we moved the High Court.