Amaravati: A tense situation has arisen in Amaravati as a result of an ongoing dispute over illegal sand mining between leaders of the YCP and TDP parties. MLA Shankar Rao and former MLA Kommalapati Sridhar have engaged in a war of words over the issue, with challenges issued for a meeting at the Amaralingeshwara temple. In response to the brewing tensions, both YCP and TDP workers have prepared for possible conflict, and the police have been put on alert. To prevent any untoward incidents, police have imposed section 144 until Sunday night, and 149 CRPC notices have been issued to TDP leaders who were not allowed to enter Amaravati. Police notices have also been given to 200 leaders in 5 mandals. As part of their efforts to locate Sridhar, police have conducted searches in the Amaravati Muslims Colony, which has raised objections from Muslim residents who are observing the holy month of Ramadan. With the situation remaining tense, police have
