Lok Sabha Elections 2024: YSR Congress MLA slaps voter in polling queue. Watch

YSR Congress Party's Tenali MLA and a candidate for state assembly elections,A Sivakumar, in abrazenact, slapped a voter after the latter called out the legislator for jumping the queue and not waiting for his turn at a polling booth located in the Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

In the 10-second video, the MLAis seenwalkingtowards the voter andslappinghim on his face.The voteris then seenreturning the slap to the MLA, after which all the aides of the political leader jointly launch an attack on the voter.

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No security personnel tried to save voter

As the aides of the MLA continue hitting the voter, other votersare seentrying to stop the assault. However, no security personnelis seenintervening to rescue him. The entire brawlwas caughton cameraandthe video has gone viral.

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It remains unclear how the dispute reached the extent of an exchange of blows, however, social media users are strongly condemning the attack by the MLA.

A case against the MLA hasbeen registeredby the policeandan investigation isgoing on.

Posting the video, TDP leader Nara Lokesh wrote on X, "Voters who say that there is nothing to fear from YSRCP's rowdyism, I applaud your courage."

Watch:India Lok Sabha Election 2024: 1,717 candidates in the fray in Phase 4 voting

The voting for the fourth phase ofLok Sabha elections and Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections are taking place simultaneously on May 13 (Monday).

In the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, Andhra Pradesh is voting on 25 seatsalong with175 Assembly seats. The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party government is fighting against an alliance of N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party and the BJP.

(With inputs from agencies)