Vijayawada, May 20 -- In a closed-door meeting with YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) public representatives from five districts, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a scathing attack on the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government, calling it a "demonic era" and accusing Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of dismantling democratic norms.

Addressing party representatives from Ramachandrapuram Municipality (Konaseema), Parvathipuram Municipality (Parvathipuram Manyam), Yelamanchili Mandal (Palakollu, West Godavari), Ramagiri Mandal (Raptadu, Sri Sathya Sai), and Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Jagan said the state was witnessing an unprecedented collapse of democratic values.

"We a...