Bandh in Warangal over lathi-charge on Osmania students

Normal life was paralysed here today as students, women and people belonging to various walks of life held sit-ins, road blockades and several other forms of protest during a bandh against the lathi-charge on students at the Osmania University in Hyderabad.

Students of the Kakatiya University  held a sit-in in front of the house of Lok Sabha member S Rajaiah demanding that he quit his post immediately to mount pressure on the Centre on Telangana statehood issue.

The shutdown was called by the all-party Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) and the students.

A large group of lawyers staged a sit-in at the residence of Major irrigation minister P Laxmaiah demanding his immediate resignation. The protesters threw eggs and tomatoes at the house. The protesters condemned the alleged high-handedness of police in the incident at Osmania University yesterday.

Rejecting the terms of reference of the Srikrishna Committee, the JAC has directed all public representatives in Telangana to quit their posts to pile up pressure on the Centre for taking immediate steps for formation of a separate state.