Police also arrested YSR Congress’ MLA from Chandragiri, Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy when he was taking out a rally in Tirupati. Andhra Pradesh shut down on Tuesday in response to a day-long bandh called by opposition parties to protest the denial of special category status to the state by the central government. In the temple town of Tirupati, former MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy was arrested for blocking the roads leading to famed Tirumala temple. According to reports from various districts of AP, the bandh has evoked a huge response. Commercial and business establishments in major cities like Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Guntur, Nellore and Tirupati, also downed their shutters in support of the bandh.

Source: Hindustan Times August 02, 2016 10:07 UTC