Dec. 6: The first day of the 48-hour TRS bandh affected normal life in the twin cities and Telangana region on Sunday.
TRS activists gheraoed Congress leaders and MLAs all over the region and staged protests in front of their houses.
The director-general of police, Mr R.R. Girish Kumar, said TRS and Pro-Telangana organisations resorted to violence at many places in Telangana. The police took 107 TRS activists and sympathisers into custody on Sunday.
The TD and ABVP extended support to the TRS bandh call.
Agitators tried to set registration offices on fire at Karmanghat, Byramalguda in Cyberabad and Choutuppal in Nalgonda. Firefighters and the police were able to douse the fire.
At LB Nagar, TRS activists set afire Durga Vilas Hotel. Police said the workers who were in the hotel escaped in time. Anmol Hotel near Secretariat was stoned. A complaint has been registererd with the Saifabad police who has identified the man who led the agitators.
The APSRTC did not run buses in Telangana. Services were halted between Vijayawada and Hyderabad and on other routes.
Pro-Telangana members of the ABVP set alight a vehicle owned by Ramagundam MLA, Mr S. Satyanarayana, at Godav-arikhani in Karimnagar.
Agitators stopped Bhagyanagar and AP Express at Uppal railway station. Three goods trains were stopped at Bellampalli in Adilabad. The police had to resort to lathicharge to free the trains.
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It's a shame for the youth, to indulge in such activities, where they are breaking the unity of AP. We should be proud Indians, to be united and stay united. The common man is affected by the violence. What if their own sister, mother or wife was travelling in the train or bus, and needed acute medical care? People, please wake up, realise we are Indians, the people with the best hospitality.
Please can anyone tell me what are the advantages and disadvantages of carving out a new state out of Andhra Pradesh? It is a good idea to privitise most of the government departments so not only will corruption will be minimised but also more jobs will be created for the unemployed. Government overheads will be reduced so that the money can be utilise to welfare activities or taxes can be reduced.
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