Hyderabad: Agitations over the new districts have reached a peak in Rangareddy, Mahbubnagar and Karimnagar, even as the last date for filing of objections ended on Tuesday.
While Section 144 continued in Shabad of Ranga Reddy district, Sircilla was shut down following a bandh called by all political parties on Tuesday.
In Gadwal and Narayanpet of Mahbubnagar, protest programmes were taken up by all parties, except the ruling TRS.
Demanding Sircilla district, leaders cutting across party lines have been staging protests since the past one month.
The 48-hour Sircilla bandh that began on Tuesday morning saw protests being staged at RTC bus depots in the wee hours. The protesters stopped buses from plying and set fire to old tyre at Old Bus Stand, Gandhi Chowk and on the Main Road.
The protesters broke panes and furniture of a petrol bunk at old bus stop for not shutting down during the bandh.
A similar incident took place at Ambedkar Chowrasta, where protesters broke the window panes of a bus being operated from Sircilla depot.
A rasta roko was observed at Nethanna junction in which leaders of all parties, including Sircilla Zilla Sadhana Samiti convener A. Ramakanth Rao took part.
Textile Park workers extended their support to 48 hours bandh and participated in protest programmes.
