Telangana turmoil: protests, bandh in Andhra Pradesh
Telangana turmoil: protests, bandh in Andhra Pradesh
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Telangana turmoil: protests, bandh in Andhra PradeshPolice run to disperse supporters of united Andhra Pradesh pelting stones at the Congress party office during a protest against the formation of Telangana state, in Ananthapuram district some 400 kms from Hyderabad. -
Telangana turmoil: protests, bandh in Andhra PradeshIn Vijayawada, NH 5 and NH 9 came to a standstill. Vehicles had been blocked on the arterial highway that connects Chennai, and other important locations on the southeast coast such as Srikakulam, Vishakhapatnam, all the way to Kolkata in West Bengal. -
Telangana turmoil: protests, bandh in Andhra PradeshIt was Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress versus Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party on MG road in Vijaywada. Both parties tried to outnumber each other at a protest rally against the Congress and its decision to form a separate statehood for Telangana. -
Telangana turmoil: protests, bandh in Andhra PradeshFor nearly two months, the other two regions of Andhra Pradesh- Rayalseema and Coastal Andhra, jointly referred to as "Seemandhra" - have been witnessing daily demonstrations by those who demand a "United Andhra." Tirupati lies in the Rayalseema area.
