Normal life was disrupted in non-Telangana regions of Andhra Pradesh on Monday due to a bandh called by the All party Joint Action Committee (JAC) in support of United Andhra Pradesh.
“We called for a complete bandh to send a message to the Centre that majority of people want a United Andhra Pradesh,” Prof Samuel, Convenor of Samkhya Andhra (United Andhra Pradesh) JAC told reporters in Vijayawada.
Schools, colleges, shops and other business establishments remained closed.
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) suspended its services across Telangana and Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions as a precautionary measure.
In Chittoor district, except buses going to the temple town of Tirupati, all other services remained cancelled.
In Vijayawada, former Mayor Mallika Begum and a few other leaders were taken into custody by the police as they tried to hold a protest.
“We warn the Centre that they should not make any hasty announcement. We will conduct our next meeting in favour of United Andhra Pradesh in Hyderabad also,” TDP MLA D Umamaheswara Rao said.
The JAC has called for a rail roko in Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema on Tuesday, to coincide with the crucial meeting convened by the Centre to discuss the Telangana issue in New Delhi.
The Telangana JAC has also called for rail and rasta roko on Tuesday in Telangana region.
