Candidates supported by the party are denied caste and no-due certificates, alleges Naidu Accusing the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) of resorting to high-handedness in the poll-bound panchayats in Macherla, Gurazala and Punganur Assembly constituencies, TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged the State Election Commission (SEC) to take the necessary steps to ensure a free and fair election. A TDP delegation led by MLC P. Ashok Babu handed over Mr. Naidu’s letter to State Election Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar on Monday. False cases The former Chief Minister alleged that the police were threatening and preventing the candidates supported by the Opposition parties from filing nominations. “In Punganur, false cases have been lodged against more than 26 TDP activists. The police, in connivance with YSRCP leaders, are lodging false cases pertaining to ganja and liquor smuggling against the candidates backed by the opposition parties,” alleged Mr. Naidu in his letter.