Meanwhile, the bandh against the bifurcation entered second day in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers (APNGOs) and other united-AP supporters have called for a 48-hour bandh, while YSRCP has called for a 72-hour shut-down in the non-Telangana regions.
Educational institutions and commercial establishments remained closed in the region.
Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, Inspector General (Coastal Andhra), said police had deployed additional forces in view of attacks on Congress offices and residences and properties of some Congress leaders, including state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana, on Friday.
The pro-united Andhra employees, including the staff of state-run Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC), are already on strike since mid-August. The pilgrim town of Tirupati wore a deserted look as APSRTC buses are not plying in the area.
TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu has announced an indefinite fast in New Delhi from Monday demanding "justice" for Seemandhra.
Rallies, road blockades and other protests were witnessed in Vishakhapatnam district. Schools and shops remained shut.
In Rajahmundry town, tension prevailed when some APNGOs activists damaged a hoarding of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Protesters tried to block roads by burning tyres at various places in the district. Shops, petrol pumps, banks, educational institutions remained closed for the second day.
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