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On New Year’s Day, three women were killed and several others were injured in Andhra’s Guntur district as a large number of people rushed to receive gifts at a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) event, leading to a stampede.
Naidu-led TDP is holding public meetings and roadshows as part of its ‘Idemi Kharma Mana Rashtraniki (why is our state facing this fate)” programme in the run up to the Assembly elections in 2024.
NEW DELHI: Three people were killed and several others injur ..
The incident happened during the distribution of clothes and gifts. After Naidu left the place, the people rushed to collect gifts but the organisers could not control the crowd, leading to a stampede-like situation.
The Andhra Pradesh government has banned assembly and processions on public roads and streets in the wake of recent stampedes in the state that killed many.