Seemandhra on the boil

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Hyderabad: The ongoing agitation in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions is expected to intensify from Tuesday with 4.5 lakh state employees going on an indefinite strike.
Despite an appeal by the state government to defer the strike after the Congress Central leadership appointed the A.K. Antony committee to look into the grievances of the regions, the employees’ organisations have decided to proceed with the strike.
“There is no change in our earlier decision to go on an indefinite strike. The MPs and ministers didn’t respond to our ultimatum to quit their posts,” said AP Non-Gazetted Officers Association president Ashok Babu.
The agitation against the state’s division had slowed down in the coastal districts and Rayalaseema during the month of Ramzan, but has picked up now. Social and political organisations participating in the agitations are hoping that the employees’ strike will be the game changer.
Anti-T protests continue in SA
Journalists from three districts of north Andhra took out a rally in Visakhapatnam, raising slogans demanding that the UPA take back their Telangana declaration.
In East Godavari, the Alamuru mandal Pastors’ Association organised a rally in support of Samaikyandhra.
Protestors mounted pressure on Central minister Killi Kruparani to resign in the wake of resignations by public representatives of Srikakulam district.
Seemandhra Lawyers’ joint action committee co-convenor Muppala Subba Rao said that nearly 35,000 lawyers from Seemandhra were boycotting court since many days.
Meanwhile, fair price shop dealers observed a bandh in protest agai-nst the bifurcation at Vijayawada.
The government and private schools and colleges remained closed for the thirteenth consecutive day in Anantapur district. In Nellore district, all educational institutes and commercial establishments decided to down their shutters in support of the strike on Tuesday, the first day of the Sakalajanula Samme.
Rayachoty MLA G. Srikanth Reddy of YSR Congress and Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s brother-in-law and  former mayor of Kadapa P. Ravindranath Reddy, on Monday launched a fast-unto-death, protesting against Congress’ unilateral decision to split the state. 
Next: Services to be hit

Services to be hit
Bus services to go off the road with Seemandhra RTC staff going on strike. Services to city, T-region from Seemandhra will be hit due to this.
Secretariat, head of department offices at Hyderabad will be partially affected due to the huge presence of Seemandhra employees. Citizen services in city, Telangana to be normal
Educational institutions in Seemandhra region asked to shut down
No citizen services like Mee Seva and registration of properties in Seemandhra region
Employees of cooperative and agriculture dep-artments to join strike, adding to farmers’ woes
Only emergency medical care to be provided   in general hospitals in Andhra and Rayalaseema