Strike against division bill hits normal life in Seemandhra

Normal life was crippled in Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions today as united Andhra Pradesh supporters, including TDP, YSR Congress, observed a bandh against the Union Cabinet's approval of the draft Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation bill.
The state-run Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses and private transport vehicles like autos rickshaws stayed off the roads in the two regions.
Shops and commercial establishments, educational institutions by and large remained closed and attendance in government offices was thin.
The workers of TDP, YSR Congress and other united Andhra supporters organised road blockades, rallies and other forms of protest. No major incident of violence was reported.

The Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers (APNGOs), who held prolonged strike against division of Andhra Pradesh earlier, the YSR Congress, and Seemandhra TDP leaders gave separate calls for bandh against the division.
The APNGOs leader P Ashok Babu said the pro-united Andhra employees would intensify their agitation again.
He said political parties in Seemandhra should set aside their differences and unite to fight against division of AP.
He called for observing protests on December 9 as it was on December 9, 2009 that Centre had first announced formation of Telangana.