<p class="rtejustify">Andhra Pradesh opposition leader and YSR Congress Chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy was stabbed on his left shoulder in the Visakhapatnam airport lounge on Thursday, by a person identified as Srinivasa Rao, an airport canteen staffer. However, Jagan who received a bleeding wound on the backside of the shoulder is said to be safe after a first aid at the airport.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">Reddy, who was on his way to Hyderabad after breaking his ongoing padayatra to attend court on Friday, was approached by the accused who wanted to take a selfie with the leader. As Jagan obliged, he came close to him and attacked him with a knife. Jagan’s security immediately caught hold of the attacker and handed him over to CISF personnel. Jagan took the scheduled flight and is on his way to Hyderabad.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">Party MLA Roja speaking to media persons has accused the state government for the security lapse at the airport. “If a person can roam around in an airport with a knife and attack a very important political leader we can understand what kind of policing is going on,” Roja said.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">She further demanded the state government to investigate the background of the person and to initiate stern action.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">Roja further expressed fear that poison might have been used in the attack. “What if the knife is laced with some poison,” she said.</p>
<p class="rtejustify">Andhra Pradesh opposition leader and YSR Congress Chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy was stabbed on his left shoulder in the Visakhapatnam airport lounge on Thursday, by a person identified as Srinivasa Rao, an airport canteen staffer. However, Jagan who received a bleeding wound on the backside of the shoulder is said to be safe after a first aid at the airport.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">Reddy, who was on his way to Hyderabad after breaking his ongoing padayatra to attend court on Friday, was approached by the accused who wanted to take a selfie with the leader. As Jagan obliged, he came close to him and attacked him with a knife. Jagan’s security immediately caught hold of the attacker and handed him over to CISF personnel. Jagan took the scheduled flight and is on his way to Hyderabad.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">Party MLA Roja speaking to media persons has accused the state government for the security lapse at the airport. “If a person can roam around in an airport with a knife and attack a very important political leader we can understand what kind of policing is going on,” Roja said.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">She further demanded the state government to investigate the background of the person and to initiate stern action.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">Roja further expressed fear that poison might have been used in the attack. “What if the knife is laced with some poison,” she said.</p>