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Anti-Telangana shut-down cripples life in Andhra, Rayalaseema | Normal life was disrupted in the non-Telangana regions of Andhra Pradesh on Monday following a shut-down called by the All-Party Joint Action Committee (JAC) in support of a United Andhra Pradesh. Schools, colleges, shops
and other business establishments
remained closed. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
(APSRTC)
suspended its services in all three regions of the state - Telangana, Coastal
Andhra and Rayalaseema as a precautionary measure. The APSRTC,however, is
operating
buses going to the temple town of Tirupati . "We called for a complete shutdown
to send a message to the Centre that majority of people want a United Andhra
Pradesh,"
said United Andhra Pradesh JAC convenor Prof Samuel. In Vijayawada , former
Mayor
Mallika Begum was arrested along with supporters when she tried to lead a protest
rally. The United Andhra Pradesh JAC has urged the Centre not to make any hasty
announcement. The JAC is planning to hold a rally in favour of United Andhra
Pradesh
in Hyderabad also. Meanwhile, the JAC has called to halt all the trains passing
through the state on Tuesday to coincide with the crucial all party meeting convened
by the Centre to discuss the Telangana issue in New Delhi. |
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