As Telangana State woke up to its first statewide RTC-led bandh on Saturday with the State Government continuing to its wait and watch attitude, it turned out to be virtually a non-event in the capital city because of the house arrests and detentions of prominent leaders and the fact that it was holiday for the IT sector and the last day of the extended vacation for students.
Except for the difficulty of finding public and private buses and the appearance of additional private vehicles on the roads, the shutdown did not have any major impact on the citizens, most of whom perhaps chose to remain indoors.
Of course, the striking Road Transport Corporation employees observed statewide bandh on Saturday — the 15th day of their agitation.
Stray incidents of stone-pelting and attacks on temporary employees recruited by TSRTC to operate bus services marred the shutdown.