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The Andhra Pradesh government issued an order late on Monday night prohibiting conduct of public meetings and rallies on roads, including National Highways, citing public safety but all opposition parties vociferously decried the move.
Narrow roads, absence of multiple exit points and sudden surge of crowds by organisers lead to difficulties in controlling crowds, the government order said.
The government order mentions the Kandukuru stampede during a meeting of TDP chief and former CM Chandrababu Naidu. Eight people died in the incident. Four days after that, three women were killed at a TDP gift-distribution programme attended by Naidu near Amaravati.