AP: YSRCP urges SEC to prevent Panchayat poll irregularities

Vijayawada, Nov 10 (UNI) YSR Congress Party leaders have urged the State Election Commission to ensure that upcoming gram panchayat elections are free and fair. They alleged that ruling coalition MLAs are pressuring officials to make candidates file nominations at mandal-level cluster centres instead of the designated places within their gram panchayats. YSRCP Legal Cell state president Malasani Manohar Reddy and Grievance Cell state president Ankareddy Narayana Murthy submitted a petition to the State Election Commissioner. They said similar pressure had already been reported in Rayachoti and Maidukuru and sought immediate action against leaders and officials who violate election rules.…