Hyderabad:
The Andhra Pradesh political crisis is once again fast turning into a law and order situation. While, 136 MLAs have now resigned, violent protests have broken out in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema region for the second day.
There have been several incidents of violence during a 96-hour bandh called in the Rayalaseema region, with protesters trying to block traffic and attacking buses. Lawyers clashed at the Andhra High Court over the Telangana issue. A bus was burnt in Tirupati.
Students, who are once again spearheading the agitation, this time against a separate Telangana state, took out rallies across Kadappa district and held a "rail roko" in Rajampet, besides burning effigies of AICC president Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram at Visakhapatnam. Protests also turned violent in Kadiri, Gooty and other towns, in Anantapur, buses were smashed by protestors.
Chief Minister, K Rosaiah, has appealed for calm and also asked political parties to take responsibility for protests. And to ensure that rallies are peaceful. He said certain "anti-social elements have entered the agitation."