ANANTAPUR: The district unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has alleged that Congress has violated the poll understanding with it in four municipalities and one corporation by allowing its candidates to file nomination papers against CPI (M) candidates. It has also accused the CPI of violating the Left alliance in Guntakal.

Talking to newspersons here on Tuesday, the district secretary of CPI (M), G. Obulakonda Reddy, stated that they had failed to arrive at any understanding only in Tadipatri. But, the Congress had violated the understanding in all the four municipalities and one corporation where there was truck.

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He explained that their party was allotted 23, 47, 49 and 50 divisions in Anantapur Corporation. But the Congress candidates had filed nomination papers in 49 and 50 divisions in violation of the understanding.

Also, a Congress leader, who was also functioning as chairperson of State-level corporation, had fielded his wife in 50th ward and had launched campaigning with the distribution of pamphlets with the photographs of the Chief Minister.

Similarly, Congress candidates had filed nomination papers against the CPI (M) candidates in one ward each in Dharmavaram, Kadiri and Rayadurg. In Guntakal, the CPI had violated the Left alliance. He appealed to the Congress and CPI to make their candidates withdraw. Otherwise, the CPI (M) would be forced to contest in all wards, he said.

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