Auto bandh from Friday midnight

Hyderabad, September 23: Over 50,000 auto-rickshaws in the Telangana region would go off the roads for 48 hours from Friday mid-night.

The Telangana Auto Drivers Unions’ JAC has called for a 48-hour auto bandh to express solidarity with the Sakala Janula Samme, the general strike for the cause of Telangana.

According to TRS Labour wing president L Roop Singh Roop Singh said that thousands of auto-rickshaw drivers would participate in rallies and dharnas on September 24 demanding statehood for Telangana. An auto-rickshaw rally will be organised on September 25 which will culminate into a public meeting at Indira Park. (INN)