Vijayawada, Feb. 4 -- The Left parties, which included CPI and CPM, held a press conference in Vijayawada to protest against the alleged rule of lawlessness in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.

According to CPM State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao, the rule of law has been "hijacked" in Andhra Pradesh. He declared that the state is becoming anarchic, like Bihar.

"The rule of law is being hijacked by Andhra Pradesh. In recent times, it is being converted into an anarchic state like Bihar. When this NDA government came into the power, they always talk ot double engine sarkar, this double enginer sarkar is enitrely different from a democratic culture, like Uttar Pradesh & Bihar, a type of Gunda raj culture is being imported into the state," said Ra...