After TDP chief and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu was lodged in Jail on September 10, a State-wide bandh was called for by the party leaders. However, the call hardly evoked any response in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Police personnel kept a strict vigil at bus stations to prevent the TDP cadres from disrupting the movement of buses. TDP leaders were either placed under house arrest or taken into custody at different places in the city and district.
According to Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Shankha Brata Bagchi, the situation is peaceful in the State and no untoward incident has been reported. East Godavari SP P. Jagadeesh said security has been tightened in Rajamahendravaram in East Godavari district and around the central prison where Mr. Naidu is currently lodged.
In Visakhapatnam, the largest city in the State, the bandh saw no impact on normal life during morning hours. Government and private vehicles were seen plying as usual. Meanwhile in Vijayawada, on learning about the judicial remand of Mr. Naidu, TDP activists tried to reach the ACB Court in Vijayawada. However, police stopped them and took them into custody.