Protests across Andhra Pradesh over demonetisation

In Andhra Pradesh Opposition parties have organised a widespread protests across the state against the Central Government demonetisation move, but no bandh was observed in the state even as leaders of CPI and YSRCP were impede at some places following demonstrations. N Raghuveera Reddy (state Congress unit president) led his party workers in a protest rally from Andhra Ratna Bhavan to Lenin Centre. We are not against the demolish of INR 500 and INR 1,000 notes but why did the government introduce INR 2000 note, Raghuveera said. He said the common man was put to untold agony because of the ‘hasty’ decision of the Centre to ban the high denomination notes. K Ramakrishna (CPI state secretary) and others were taken into custody at the Lenin Centre, where they staged a protest on the demonetisation issue. YSR Congress leader Karunakar Reddy and others were taken into custody in Tirupati. In Guntur YSRC leaders led by West MLA Mustafa, were retard by police following a protest rally. YSRC leaders and workers were also been taken into custody in many other districts of the state where protests were held. Left affiliated trade unions organised strikes in front of many bus depots of AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) in the state. However, RTC services were not derange.