TELANGANA PROTESTERS BLOCK VIJAYAWADA-HYDERABAD HIGHWAY
Road transport between the Telangana and Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh Tuesday,4th October,2011, came to a standstill with protestors, demanding a separate state of Telangana, blockading the national highway connecting the towns of Vijayawada and Hyderabad.Hundreds of vehicles were stranded at several places in Nalgonda district as the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), spearheading the Telangana movement, began a 24-hour road blockade.
Police arrested over 100 JAC leaders and activists at Nakrekal in Nalgonda district as they squatted on National Highway 9 to block vehicles coming from Vijayawada in Krishna district.As the protesters also blocked the road at the border point between Andhra and Telangana regions, authorities diverted some vehicles through Khammam district. However, hundreds of vehicles, including buses, trucks and cars were stranded at the border.The JAC alleged that many of its leaders had been arrested since Monday night.
Prof. John Kurakar
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