The Opposition bandh call got got mixed response from the public. As most of the leaders and workers were arrested in the morning, there was no one to enforce the bandh, resulting in opening of shops from the afternoon.
There was no adverse impact on the life of common man. From morning itself, the police arrested the leaders who came to bus depots to hold dharna. Without giving much time to them, they were arrested and shifted to police stations.
At the district headquarters, a dharna and bike rally was held by the Congress party in which DCC president V. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy former Deputy Chief Minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha, former whip T. Jayaprakash Reddy and others participated.
Sunitha Lakshma Reddy, TDP district president Sashikala Yadava Reddy, former BJP legislator K. Satyananarayana were arrested by the police and later released.
Pro-active police arrest leaders and cadre in the morning itself
