Summary:
A+ A-HYDERABAD: Intensifying their indefinite strike, the employees of state-owned Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) have called for a Telangana shutdown on October 19. The striking employees will organise ‘vanta varpu’ or cooking on roads across the state on October 13. The striking employees will take part in ‘Dhoom dhaam’ (cultural programmes) on October 17 while two-wheeler rallies will be organised the next day. All opposition parties, which are backing the striking employees, are expected to extend support to the October 19 shutdown. Majority of 10,000 TSRTC buses remained off the roads in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, causing severe inconvenience to commuters..