Brightness: Minister Balineni Srinivasareddy said that the YCP would not have any problem with the local body elections and that they were saying that the elections were not for the protection of the people. Speaking to media on Sunday, he criticized Chandrababu for saying that the Election Commission was doing so and was looking to hold elections without even taking government advice. He said he would abide by the decisions taken by the court. Minister Balineni said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also postponed the polls in Gujarat and that the AP unions were also opposed to the conduct of the polls.
