PM Narendra Modi prays for 'speedy recovery' of Andhra Pradesh CM Jaganmohan Reddy after stone-pelting incident

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed wishes for the quick recovery of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy following the stone-pelting incident targeting him last evening. PM Modi, through his official X (formerly known as Twitter) handle, conveyed his wishes for the speedy recovery and good health of the politician. "I pray for the speedy recovery and good health of Andhra Pradesh CM @ysjagan Garu," he wrote.

The incident occurred on the evening of April 13 during the 'Memantha Siddham' bus yatra in Vijayawada. Reddy sustained a deep cut under his eyebrow due to a stone-pelting attack by an unidentified individual, ANI reported citing sources from the ruling YSR Congress. Following the attack, Reddy received immediate first aid on the bus and continued his journey thereafter.

"The stone struck the CM while he was acknowledging the crowds as part of his bus tour at Vivekananda School Centre in Singh Nagar, Vijayawada," the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement. Reddy embarked on a 21-day Lok Sabha election 2024 campaign bus tour from Idupulupaya in Kadapa district to Icchapuram in Srikakulam district. YSRCP leader KK Raju, who is also the party's candidate for the upcoming assembly polls from the North constituency, led a protest against the attack.

Alongside hundreds of party supporters, Raju staged a sit-in, condemning the incident and alleging involvement of opposition parties. Raju accused the principal opposition party, TDP, along with its allies BJP and Jana Sena Party, of orchestrating the attack. He claimed that they targeted CM Jagan's convoy during the incident.