Sakala Janula Samme: Day 15 Turns Violent - Updates

The Sakala Janula Samme on its day 15, on Tuesday 27 September 2011, took a turn to mild violence when Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal visited RTA office in Hyderabad to meet seemandhra employees working in that office. The news spread immediately to TRS leaders, wherein they came and started protesting against Lagadapati's visit.

To avert a major clash, police arrested the Vijayawada MP and also arrested Madhu Yaskhi, Harish Rao, and Telangana employees leader Swami Goud. Harish Rao and other TRS leaders were again arrested by police at the Mint Compound when they went there to show solidarity with Telangana employees. Police baton-charged the protestors.

Meanwhile, the 'Sakala Janula Samme' for a separate Telangana state continued for the 15th day Monday. The buses of state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) remained off the roads in Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region for the eighth day. The educational institutions in the region have now remained closed for over two weeks. The strike by government employees has paralysed the administration. It has also affected coal production in state-owned mines and the electricity generation in thermal power stations.