Live updates: Seemandhra bandh

Live updates: Seemandhra bandh - Sakshi Post

Live updates: Seemandhra bandh

Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed in all 13 districts of Seemandhra on Tuesday.

The Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers (APNGO) Association, which called for the strike, has exempted emergency services in health, municipal administration and electricity departments.

Vijayawada:

In Vijaywada, about 59,000 government employees and 15,000 public sector undertaking employees are participating in the strike. RTC employees and APNGOS staged demonstrations at the RTC bus station in the city. The APNGOs Association President and Convenor of Government Employees Joint Action Committee, A Vidayasagar demanded resignation from all people representatives from Seemandhra districts. In Krishna district, buses from all 14 depots remained off roads. According to Employees Union APSRTC Krishna District Secretary, M D Prasad the strike is total.

West Godavari:

In West and East Godavari districts, over 1200 buses from all depots joined the strike. Meanwhile, the hunger strike launched by the Veena, wife of former state minister Thota Narasimham entered the fourth day today in Konaseema area. East Godavari lawyers JAC continued with their relay-hunger strike in the district. Seemandhra Lawyer JAC will meet here on August 17 and discuss its future course of action, its Co-convener Muppalla Subba Rao said.

Kakinada: 

Kakinada anchor port and deep water port has been closed for two days that is from today and tomorrow in view of ongoing agitation. Protests, rallies and demonstrations were held at Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Kothapeta, Mummadivaram, Ravulapalem, Tuni and other areas of East godavari district.
 Educational, financial institutions and commercial establishments have remained close for last 14 days.
 Police pickets has been posted at sensitive places including vital installations in the district as a precautionary measure. So far the demonstrations are going peacefully, and no untoward incident was reported from any part of the district, a police official said.

Seemandhra bandh adds to RTC's losses

Government employees in 13 districts of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema launched an indefinite strike today protesting the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. With employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) joining the strike, more than 11,000 buses remained confined to the depots affecting transportation not only across the region but also to the state capital. Bus services to Tirumala Hills, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, also came to a grinding halt since midnight.

The Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station in Hyderabad wore a near-deserted look as all bus services between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Nellore, Ongole, Kurnool, Kadapa, Tirupati and Anantapur were suspended.

APSRTC Managing Director A.K. Khan told reporters that the strike would deal a big blow to the corporation, which has already suffered a loss of Rs.98 crore due to protests during the past two weeks.

Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana, also president of the state Congress, said alternate arrangements were being made to ensure essential services were not affected.

- Sakshipost, (With PTI updates)


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