Nellore: Tension prevailed across Seemandhra after the AP State Reorganisation Bill-2013 was approved in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Police deployed additional forces to prevent any untoward incidents.
Irked by the approval for Telangana Bill, YSR Congress and the joint action committees of all organisations called for a Seemandhra bandh on Wednesday.
Andhra University students burnt the effigies of top Congress leaders at Visakapatnam. They also attacked the camp office of minister Ganta Srinivas Rao for his failure to stall bifurcation. The Forum of Legal Professionals said that they will move the Supreme Court when the Bill becomes an Act.
An uneasy calm prevailed in Vijayawada with people preferring to watch the future unfold on Television. Stray incidents of protests were witnessed at several places in the district.
There was widespread resentment and protests in East and West Godavari districts. Leaders of the main parties set fire to effigies of not only the Congress leaders but also of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, taking strong objection to the BJP’s support to the Bill.
A Telugu Nadu Students Association activist Moghul Yasthani attempted to set fire to himself after dousing his body with kerosene during a protest at Atmakur in Nellore district.
A bandh like situation prevailed in Anantapur, Kurnool and Kadapa districts. the RTC suspended bus services to prevent damage to the fleet.
Police beefed up security at the DCC office after office bearers received threat calls in Anantapur. In Kurnool, all education institutions remained closed.
