The heat of agitation against the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh has reached the mines of uranium in Kadapa district of the Rayalaseema region.
The workers of uranium mines at Tummalapally have joined the ongoing strike opposing the formation of Telangana State. The work at the uranium plant has come to a standstill as the United Andhra Pradesh Joint Action Committee has called for 72 hours strike.
The striking workers were holding a sit-in protest shouting slogans against the Central Government and the Congress for their decision to divide Andhra Pradesh.