Kolanukonda Shivaji, Vice President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, called upon Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena to address alleged disruptions by ruling party supporters during APCC President Y. S. Sharmila’s election meetings. Shivaji claimed incidents of flag removal and burning, inducing panic among attendees in Lingala and Simhadripuram. He requested heightened security for Sharmila in Kadapa’s Lok Sabha constituency and demanded a report on the incidents.