PM Modi faces protests after arriving in Andhra Pradesh
Guntur, Feb 10 (IBNS): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at Vijaywada's Gannavaram airport in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday for campaign, he faced several protest across his way.
On landing, he was received by the Governor and breaking the protocol, no one from Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet was present at the airport.
Only the state Chief Secretary and the police chief were there.
The Prime Minister, who is there for an electoral campaign, is visiting the state first time after the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) pulled out of the NDA last year.
Ahead of his visit, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announced that he will protest against PM Modi , who is is scheduled to visit Guntur, Tiruppur and Raichur in the state.
Not only TDP, but the Left and the Congress have also planned to join the protest against Modi's visit.
Large posters of "No more Modi"and "Modi never again" are spotted all across the state.
As the convoy progressed towards the rally spot in Guntur, several TDP protesters waved black flags and balloons.
In some places, protesters even burnt tyres and PM's effigies, said reports.
The BJP has meanwhile asked its Andhra Pradesh party cadre to be present at the rallies in order to make the Prime Minister's visit a success.
The party has also lodged a police complaint against those who put up the hoardings.
Naidu is one of the chief rivals of Modi in the opposition camp.
Asking his party to protest in Gandhian style against Modi's visit to the state, he said: "It is a dark day. PM Modi is coming to witness the injustice that was done to Andhra Pradesh by him. He is weakening the states and constitutional institutions. PMO's intervention in Rafael is disrespect to the nation. We will do peaceful Gandhian protests with yellow and black shirts and balloons."
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