Protests against the decision to divide
Andhra Pradesh rocked Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions for the
second day today with united Andhra supporters taking out rallies and
preventing public transport buses from plying.
Protests were reported in the districts
of Krishna, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Kadapa and Anantapur. While
the hunger strike launched by students in Visakhaptnam at Andhra
university entered the third day today, lawyers refrained from attending
courts today also as a part of their 72-hour boycott in Visakhapatnam
and other districts as well. Some pro-united Andhra outfits have been
observing a 72-hour shut down at places like Visakhapatnam.
Government-run RTC sources said they
were operating in the city and long route bus services since morning and
there was no damage to the vehicles in the district since yesterday.
According to police, the situation was
peaceful and no untoward incidents were reported so far today.
Educational institutions and commercial establishments remained shut at
several places, reports reaching here said. Protests were held outside
the offices and residences of some public representatives demanding
their resignation to mount pressure on the Centre. However, no major
incident of violence was reported in the morning hours, officials said.
At least three policemen were injured when they were pelted with stones
by protesters in Anantapur town yesterday. Apart from incidents of stone
throwing at police and some government offices in Anantapur town and
damage to statues besides rallies and demonstrations (during the bandh),
the situation was peaceful in other parts of Seemandhra yesterday.
Other than the incidents in Anantapur, the law and order is well under control in districts of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. Basically it (bandh) was marked by rallies and demonstrations, a police official said.
Other than the incidents in Anantapur, the law and order is well under control in districts of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. Basically it (bandh) was marked by rallies and demonstrations, a police official said.
Central paramilitary forces and state
police were deployed in large numbers for the three-phase Gram Panchayat
elections that concluded yesterday. The ruling Congress and UPA had on
Tuesday decided to carve out separate Telangana state out of Andhra
Pradesh. In Vijayawada city, students under JAC banner led by its
convenor Devineni Avinash formed a human chain at Benz Circle and also
staged a road blockade. Various political parties under the banner will
discuss the future course of action on the bifurcation issue.
Former TDP minister Vadde
Sobhanadreswara Rao and party legislator Devineni Umamaheswara Rao will
be participating in these deliberations. Agitating government employees
abstained from work and were joined by lecturers from Siddhartha Women's
college here and also by workers from Thermal Power Station at
Ibrahimpatnam. Business establishments in main localities remained
closed. Activists of YSR Congress party laid a siege to the house of MP
Rajagopal and demanded his resignation but no untoward incident was
reported. In Krishna district, students at Nuziveed, Tiruvur and
Jaggaihpet staged rasta roko agitations. At Jaggaihpet, they blocked the
Vijayawada-Hyderabad National highway leaving hundreds of long-distance
vehicles stranded for a long time
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