Visakhapatnam Airport issues a statement over the attack on YSRCP head Jagan Mohan Reddy

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) head Jagan Mohan Reddy suffered arm injury on Thursday after he was attacked by a sharp knife-like object at Visakhapatnam Airport.  man behind attack was identified as Srinivas who is a staff with airport canteen. He was immediately dragged away by police and taken into custody. 

 Visakhapatnam Airport has issued a Statement which states following points:

• "During Jagan Mohan Reddy 's brief stay at VIP Lounge at around 12:40 pm, a waiter from Fusion Food Restaurant while serving tea, attacked him with a pen knife on his left shoulder" 
• "He was immediately given first aid" and he departed by flight as per schedule
• " accused was immediately taken under control by CISF and handed over to local police authority"
• " matter is under detailed investigation by police authority"

Here's full statement:

Earlier in day, YRSCP leader YV Subba Reddy termed incident as a major security lapse while mentioning that accused in this case worked at a restaurant belonging to TDP leader.

"It is 100% security lapse, and government here are t providing any security to its opposition leader. Reason we cant kw unless we find who person was. But how come he entered airport, because airport is...even a nailcutter," he said while speaking excluisively to Republic TV.

However, ruling party, TDP, has rejected any claims of ir involvement in this crime, while dismissing comments made by YSRCP against m. Speaking on allegations against his party, Srinivas Kesineni said:

"That is totally baseless. investigation is going on. Once enquiry gets over, we will get to kw who person is and what actually happened. Police enquiry is going on. We cant come upto any kind of conclusion. YSRCP will as usual try to take a political mile on this. So once police enquiry is over, we'll get to kw facts."

Read: Andhra Pradesh DGP Says 'attack On Jagan Mohan Reddy Is For Publicity Sake'

Whereas, Andhra Pradesh DGP RP Thakur said that attack was for 'publicity sake'.

"Srinivas belongs to YSRCP and act is for publicity sake", he said.