Shutdown in Telangana tomorrow, trains cancelled

Yet another shutdown would be observed in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, currently on the boil over the separate statehood issue. The South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled three express trains and regulated several others.

Yet another shutdown would be observed in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, currently on the boil over the separate statehood issue. The South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled three express trains and regulated several others.

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The Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprising Congress, Telugu Desam, TRS, BJP, students and a number of outfits fighting for a Telangana state, has called for the shutdown, demanding that the Centre take immediate steps to grant statehood to the region.

Appealing to the students and other Telangana supporters to observe the shutdown peacefully, the JAC leaders, however, said the shutdown should be "complete".

"Not even a single train should go towards either Delhi or Chennai," senior Congress MLA R Damodar Reddy told reporters yesterday.

BJP appealed to the people to make the shutdown a success.

The JAC leaders are scheduled to meet tomorrow to chalk out their future course of action.

Andhra Pradesh DGP R R Girish Kumar had yesterday said the state has so far suffered losses worth Rs 15 crore in incidents related to the Telangana issue since the agitation began a month ago.

Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has suspended services as a precautionary measure.